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The God of Draperies

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by Alan Michael Parker

    When revelation comes, the God of Draperies

    Cannot decide the difference

    Between in and out.

    A patio is out though in a yard, he thinks,

    Nursing his ignorance

    And a mostly gone Tom Collins,

    The sunshine and the cicadas and the loveliness

    Competing for his rage.

    But a car is out? So what about a swizzle stick?

    Out of the box but in the drink,

    Then out of the drink and in the mouth.

    A little bit in and out, he thinks, the vinyl slats

    Of the ancient chaise lounge

    Stuck to him

    Like bacon to a slice of Wonder Bread.

    And the soul is in? And heaven is out?

    But when the soul is

    Out, is it then

    In heaven?

    Time for another

    Drink, a tall one, but only half.

    Which is the way it is, he thinks,

    With gods and worshippers and revelation;

    No one is ever sure

    Exactly who

    Has been revealed to whom.

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