Getting it right
Jesus might have died
a dozen times before he died.
An incidental death—tetanus
from a nail, a splinter.
A baptismal drowning.
A drink from a tainted well.
Rotten fish.
Desert thirst.
A stoning, a sudden
push over the edge,
or a falling overboard in a storm.
A choking by a demon on the loose,
a bar room brawl
at the local pub.
So when it happened, it seemed
like someone
got it right. Right time,
right reason,
for God to let it
happen.
