For a long while now God has been leaning His back
Against a pillar in a painting by Pieter Saanredam
Of the Haarlemkirch. (One of the perks and problems
Of being God is pictures seeming neither more nor less real
Than things built of stone) He stopped by
Early in 1641 and settled Himself next to a tired girl
Sitting on the base of a fat marble column.
To improve the moment, God began telling her a story
Which, after many unexpected turns and twists,
Has turned into you; God is making you up
As He goes along. After vamping for the last few years
He's really proud of what He's about to do with you.
If you weren't already a story told by God
I'd advise you to practice humility and prayer.
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