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Jesus was supposed to come

to your birthday party

an hour before it started

he called

said he had to run an errand

I found him

at the dollar store

he was buying streamers

and smelled like whiskey and piss

I helped him to his car

which smelled worse than him

but I

buckled him in

put the keys in the ignition

his hands were shaking too bad

hours later

after you took down the decorations

he came crashing down the street

hit your dog

and let himself in through

the side gate

after he passed out by the pool

I emptied his pockets

got drunk on whiskey

and I corrected some lies

and gave some new ones

for you to stew on

to be honest

I wouldn’t have done it

but Jesus promised me

absolution at the dollar store

right before

he vomited on my shoes