The Matter

The remote
is for later,

as I often
tell myself.

*

Is it possible to speak
of rules
without picturing
the mouth of God?

He said, “You must go
everywhere
and you should take
the shortcut.”

The angels responded
at once,

as one?

Thus they are known
as messengers -

though they bring
nothing
but their gowns.

The rest of us
stand still,

flummoxed

by the hostility
of pronouns