Variations On a Theme

Early on,
almost as soon as
the Cord joining Me
to My Mother
was snipped,

I was Taught that
though I was Birthed a
Transgressor by Nature,

I could Volunteer for
The Lord’s Army,
and if I
Worshipped and Obeyed
the Commander-In-Chief,
after signing a Confession
to My Crimes, and
if I Obeyed All Orders,

The Commander’s
Firstborn
would take My Place
in The Battle
against Cosmic Evil,

and when He Died,
it would be as if I died,
thereby assuming
The Death Penalty
I had deserved
since Birth.

I have come
to Believe
Reality is
Other than That.

The only
Commander-In-Chief
Is Love,
with a trillion Stars, and

He or She or It
(Pronouns are of
No Consequence)
Runs a Cosmic
Production Company, and

is Eager to Receive
Your all-the-World-is-a
Stageplay.

We Love Creating Scripts, but
We’re also a
Cosmic Acting Troupe,
offering Our Talents
to One Another.

There is only One Condition:
Your Play Must Be
a Variation on the
Love Theme, and

there must be
No Other Conditions.

(Photo by Sean Lee; UnSplash)