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judgement at the hats-off church

Patrick Fealey

this minister asked us
what he thought
was
an ethical, moral, and religious
question

he wouldn’t let us eat
the church’s food
until six had answered it

“would you give money
to a bum who
you knew would spend
the money on booze?”

i was starving and wanted to get this over with. i raised my hand.

i do, i said.
i went on
and told the minister
that i even help
“bums” who are banned
from liquor stores
by going in myself
and buying
the “bums”
whatever they wanted

the minister frowned
and stiffened
not because i buy “bums”
bottles of port
but
because
i didn’t kiss his high ass
like the other hungry souls
who had raised their hands

but it was an answer
and he had spoken
before his god
that he’d let me eat
his mashed potatoes

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