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Were
you around
when
those astronauts
with all
that excitement
shot up
in the air
and
the whole
thing just
exploded
and President
Reagan made such a
poetic
speech

“We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth to ‘touch the face of God.”

Challenger
was the name
of
their
ship

Gotta figure
Koby,
his daughter,
friends,
that
group,
so young,
husbands,
another kid,
a mom, I mean,
going to a basketball
game
and
Mamba is gonna coach

Just like that

Snap of the fingers

Lights out

Leaves everyone
devastated
leaves the ground
devasted
leaves a mark
for
ever

For ever

Like being shot
in the
back
of
the
head

Like an arrow
right
smack
dab
in the heart

The antithesis of Cupid

Ever wonder if
our
Lord
is
maybe
a
complete
jerk?

You think
the
Lord giveth and
the Lord
taketh away
is
an
invitation
to
disaster?

I would tack a WANTED
poster
up
at the post office:

Be on the look out!
Goes by the name
God
(not sure what suspect looks like)
Known to be
silent
enormous
perhaps infinite
may
resemble fire
Armed
and
extremely
dangerous
Wanted
dead or alive!

If I ever
actually
do
get there
I am going to
say:

“God
you sure have
an
odd
way
of showing
your
love”

Maybe that’s
just it

You aren’t
showing
love
at
all

If it’s true
we
killed your son
maybe
this
is just
your way
of
showing
your
real
hate

But
have you not
taken
enough
vengeance?

I thought you forgave us,
no?