Jesus And Nine Devils

Jesus And Nine Devils
© Surazeus
2025 05 31

Along gritty railroad tracks into town, 
past dilapidated houses and stores 
through forest of rotten telephone poles, 
I trudge lost toward my unknown destiny 
while I strum guitar with four rusty strings 
and sing cerulean ache of my heart. 

The old gray-wood store with bags of horse feed 
rises tall as the old abandoned church 
where ghost of Jesus lingers in the window 
then wanders out in cowboy hat and boots 
to drive white Buick Rivera sedan 
clanking over the railroad tracks of fate. 

Cruising slow along the cracked asphalt road 
past rows of houses with scruffy-grass lawns, 
where children in coats laugh as they play games, 
Jesus taps fingers on the steering wheel 
while Jim Reeves sings, "I guess I am crazy 
for loving you" on the car radio. 

Nine devils in black leather jackets roar 
engines of motorcycles loud as demons 
as they surround the savior of the world, 
flapping bat wings and unleashing sharp claws 
when they kick the sides of his white sedan, 
and throw rocks that crack his windshield of faith. 

Gunning engine of white Buick Rivera, 
Jesus races fast down the road to town 
where people shopping in department stores 
turn in shocked surprise at unholy roar 
as Jesus and nine devils race through red lights 
in battle over who will rule mankind. 

Swerving back and forth in serpentine curves, 
Jesus knocks several devil bikers hard 
who spin out of control and crash in poles, 
then speeds ahead just far enough to veer 
sideways angled sliding on screeching tires 
that burn rubber hot in billowing smoke. 

Stepping from open door of white sedan, 
Jesus in cowboy hat and snake-skin boots 
stands firm against the tyranny of greed 
to aim silver double-barreled shotgun 
and fires blast of holy righteousness 
that knocks cruel devils off their motorbikes. 

Driving back home to his gray-wood feed store, 
Jesus carries paper bags of groceries 
upstairs to the kitchen on the third floor 
where pregnant Mary Magdalene in blue dress 
helps teen Tamar tend Justus in the highchair, 
so they kiss as he grills burgers for supper.