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DEUS EX MACHINA: DAY ZERO

Paul Sohar

On day zero before the whole thing got started
god created himself plus all the things
he needed for the process, a mirror, makeup,
wigs and costumes, etc; he spent a day
trying on different shapes and sizes,
varying gender and race and color and age

until finally he had a whole closet full of roles
he could choose from when doing an appearance
on earth later for the benefit and edification of
his lesser creatures, us humans;

he still reserves the right to change the script,
the degree of his involvement on stage and
the way he jumps out of the machina
to scare or comfort agonists and protagonists alike.

Time means nothing to him,
his limits are also self-defined and set inside
our minds, how much of him we are capable
of seeing and willing to put up with;

day zero is all over the calendar, it blissfully co-exists
for him with doomsday; he keeps re-inventing
himself but keeps a door open to day zero
for those
who can follow him there through his liquid eyes
that serve as mirrors for us:

to know thyself is to
partake in the day zero festivities;

let the divine sparks fly even if they mess up
the mirror with smudges of temporal existence,
let the soul dance the fire of creation,
throw away the costumes and masks to see
�� what they have made of you,

and if you don’t like what you see
take a bath in make-believe;
let faith sparkle on your skin!



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