after waking up
once a day
God goes to the gym to lift the weight of the world
shortly after
he reaches into the cabinet pulls out a package
(“departed—5.19.16”)
and warms it in the microwave for 20 seconds
he proceeds to feed on the contents
to store them eternally in the safety of his ribcage
but they all taste the same these days
sour,
producers pumping them up with
pesticides
and he has to nudge too many to
the side
later he goes for a walk on his
Earth
today he watches his children
feed their ignorance to the sky
staining it gray
smudging his canvas
with naive fingers
grimacing, he waits in line to receive his paycheck
the others grinning
taunting him
“Why the long face, God?”
“Anyone still alive on that Earth? Huh? Lord Almighty?”
“Why even bother with Earth?”
“Earth? Hah…What a joke…”
he sat
watching his
Earth
eventually his gaze turned to Mars and he wondered.
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