2021: Kiosk Vol. 83

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Poetry

Churchgoers Joshua Miller Jr. We sit and listen in rigid pews in plain churches To the words of a man learned in the ways of the soul He dictates his view of the biblical reading In his many garments of green and white Advising us how to better ourselves and our siblings in Christ With many blessings and ancient phrases we meander our way through old traditions of another age Kneeling, standing, Seating, singing As instructed Praying as our thoughts wander to the farthest thing from holy notions We take and eat the very God we worship Then we leave

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