Seduction of Nuns, A Poem
Here's a goofy poem, more of a slam-type poem, I read last night at Word of Mouth at Bossa in D.C. I'm not really into the political/radical earth mother vibe they had there, but at least a few people laughed at this. I'm good at comic relief, maybe.
Seduction of Nuns
by Donald Illich
I’ve gotten in the bad habit
of seducing nuns lately.
How I do it: I buy
a cheap Jesus costume
from a down on his luck
prophet. Then I wait
till it’s dark and all
the windows of the convent
are open on a hot night.
Climbing vines up
the wall, I ascend
to the cutest girl’s room.
Shh, I say. I’ve heard your
prayers. I know you’ve
had doubts. I’m here
to place my blessing
in you. Shh, it’s O.K.,
we’re married. Then,
in the next few months,
I write about unexplained
visions of the savior,
miracle pregnancies
everyone winks at.
I’ve long since
burned my disguise,
the beard’s smoke
rising like a devil’s kiss.
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