BOARDS AND PRAYERS
At the lumberyard, Lenny
tells customers where
to find things and rings them up.
After a long day, he prays,
doesn’t believe in God,
sees no contradiction.
Prayers are fishing. Cast your line
and see what happens. Before
falling asleep he clicks the Pez
Dispenser of dreams.
He may get a cherry tonight.
Morning. He sees that the sky
is a dead gray hand
suddenly reanimated.