MESSIANIC YOGI

Jesus Preached Over a Double Expresso

While giving peace a chance

Coffee Machine by Mark Tulin

I think I saw Jesus
wearing Ray-Bans and a bucket hat
in my favorite cafe the other day
He had a yoga mat strapped to his back
wearing Lululemon athletic shorts
and a pair of Teva sandals.

He ordered a double espresso
to inspire his parables
a croissant for healing powers
and gulped down a Red Bull for the energy
to hike a mountain bearing a Manduka
non-slip, non-toxic yoga mat.

He put a palm on the forehead
of a man with a lazy eye
and made him see straight
He took a sip of his expresso
and raised a spaced-out hippie
from the Dead.

He gave a disheveled beggar
a few dollars to buy a donut
and allowed a hot millennial
with a tramp stamp
to wash his sandy feet.