God Has Given Men

His mother had taken all his toys away because he kept kicking the dog,

being far too rough and violent with just a puppy, as boys his age tend to do

(knowing not the responsibilities God has given men).

I crouched down and tried to tell him why we shouldn’t be that way with animals,

why his mother did what she did, but of course he wasn’t listening.

He simply stared me in the eyes,

without a blink, only a smile.

He interrupted, asked why are your eyes green?

and naturally I continued as though I did not hear the question.

Soon, he asked again Brian, why are your eyes green?

I stopped mid-sentence and said because my daddy gave them to me.

Children have a way of doing this.

Of reminding us of our past,

of turning our flesh inside out, exposing things long forgot,

things long held at a distance.

Much like God tends to do as He stared at me through this little boy saying,

You fool.

You arrogant fool.

What the hell are you doing?

The boy then asked why did your daddy give them to you?

I don’t know, little man, I do not know.

- for Zion

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