Five Dollars

 Five Dollars

Exhausted

I'm Waiting For My Train

A Man

Sits Next To Me

On The Bench

Long Hair

Scruffy Beard

Holding A Wooden Cross

After Several Minutes

With Eyes Closed

He Speaks

"I'm Here To Enlighten You"

Not Saying A Word

My Mind Is Open

Sitting Motionless

He Begins My Lesson

"The Trains Are Late Because

The World Is Round

But The Tracks Are Flat"

" The Rats Will Prevail Because

They Are Pessimistic

And Well Armed"

"Hell Charges An Admission Fee

So Save Up"

"Humans Are A Calamity

That Leaves An Aftertaste In Your Mouth

For Two Or Three Days"

He Stops Talking

Turns His Head

Looks At Me

And Says

" Jesus Needs Five Dollars"