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March 9, 2009

Jesus

BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE

JESUS

Rafael Alejandro Jara

I picked up a squirrel lying in the road.
I pitied him, thought him a poor fellow
And deserving of enough dignity
To be spared being crushed by tyres in the sun.
I thought about other daily slaughters:
How many snails had been crushed beneath the
Pounding genocide of my careless steps
On cold, starless, rainy nights. How many
Bombs have fallen? I once killed a lamb with
Hands that petted him before his slaughter.
They say Jesus praised a rotting carcass
For its white teeth; others thought it ugly.
My poor fellow’s eye dangled on his cheek
But his silver fur was soft and lovely.

ADDITIONAL READING:

Writer’s calls for submissions, competitions & events March 1, 2009

Ashes to Ashes: A Devotion for Ash Wednesday

Belonging to Jesus: Lent Devotion #7

MY SIDE OF THE VIGIL

REFOCUSED

MAGIC SHADOW-SHOW

A Weekend in State College, Pennsylvania: Part 1

SADIE

RIDING THE RAILS: A True Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwesAMPsLI

ABRAHAM, SARAH, HAGAR and sons ISHMAEL and ISAAC

LOSS AND LOVE

Online Sites for Caretakers & Families of Brain Injury Victims

Route 30: A Review of John Putch’s Movie

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ellenspain.com

http://www.methodists-care.org/

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