Seriously?

If I was
less hampered
by a lackadaisical
gene –
I blame it all
on DNA –
I might
get serious
about tracking
down the
origins of
the ludicrous
notion that
“the fear of
The Lord
is the beginning of
wisdom.”

I might make up
a story about
how it first
appeared
in a comedy club
on the outskirts of
Afterlife City.

Good thing the
adoring
cherishing
embracing
beloving
lets-see-if-we-can-
sweep-them-off-
their-feet-with-a-
flurry-of-celestial-
smooches-
Love-
Consciousness-
we-can’t-find-a-
good-enough-
name-for
has a
sense of humor.

(Photo by Luis Quintero; UnSplash)