Tuesday 10 April 2012
Seven Wishes VII
The Coming… Salvation. It will begin with a slight creaking noise, or soft crunching, like trampled sunflower seed hulls on the cinema floor. Other instruments might join in and mysterious light effects take place. ‘Baby Face’ Jonah & The Unprodigal Sons finish their set. The crowd goes wild. Someone shouts ‘Get your smokin’ cut-rate miracles here!’ It is a cheap country carnival show. But beware… and be prepared! After the jugglers & the clowns, and accompanied by a brass band, artificial smoke and go-go dancers, He will come on stage… the Great Redeemer. First the Seven Dwarfs… than the Messiah. He will swirl His satin cape and pass round bananas and drink tokens before making everything One again. The coming of the Messiah in my living room. When? After the war… after lunch. The Second Coming in my living room… One wish. And women with beautiful breasts dressed in modest, unfashionable robes. White macaws with yellow crests. Universal understanding and kindness. Deserted restaurants. Belonging. Or to be a very slow ship.
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seven times seven wishes, (minus one , the only repeated one: to be a very slow ship ) that's an awful lot of wishes. my nephew. who is in the pragmatic age, shooshooes the whole thing : you only need one wish, and that's to have all your wishes granted. But that's like etenity, which i'd never wish and you do.
ReplyDeleteAh, but that wish was not for me! Seven of the wishes were for you. Hey JW, thanks a lot for the comment. You are one who knows what to say.
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