by Mike Farr
and
water flows
from Christ's fingertips
(like blood)
into the
fountain
of which
he stands
king
and
people,
those
city inner
and those
who would
come from
city outer
to buy,
those
all those
and
mothers and
teens
with cameras
stand below
the longing
lonely one
to
a) photograph
b) capture a
portion of
Him
and
the preacher
yells and
screams
and curses
the sinners
photographing
and
an angry
black man
damns the
white men
who
hate for no
reason
within
Christ's arms
and
his brother—
mother's son
shot
lying
in his pool
flat on
his back
into
heaven
staring
shot by
they
and
a boy
upward
looking
tear filled
who people
step away from
because
he cries
and
a woman
back
turned
who will
turn
tricks
lost
against
the immense
skyline
outer square
but
all of
them
beneath
the statue
all of them
invited
and water
Christ's water
offered to
them all
If Mike Farr had named himself, he would now be going by Ed. He enjoys drinking Kool-aid, playing loud music, and reading Orson Pratt. You can visit him at home at http://www.byu.edu-mfarr.