Job (Book of)
I ran
into my best friend
on the street.
How are you, I asked.
Not
too
good,
he replied.
I lost my job
and
my car got repo'd.
Half of my house caught on fire.
My sons and daughters are estranged from me.
My dog died.
My cat died.
I think my wife is having an affair.
And I have a kidney stone
that
will
not
pass.
"I feel like Job," he summed.
"Tough luck," I said.
I had a rendezvous
with someone
and I was late.
So,
I told him things
can now
only get
better.
We shook hands
and
parted.
Privately,
I thought;
It is quite arrogant
to think oneself
as
Job.
Job had a harder time.
Besides,
I don't remember
reading in the Bible
that Job's wife was having an affair
with
his
best
friend.
into my best friend
on the street.
How are you, I asked.
Not
too
good,
he replied.
I lost my job
and
my car got repo'd.
Half of my house caught on fire.
My sons and daughters are estranged from me.
My dog died.
My cat died.
I think my wife is having an affair.
And I have a kidney stone
that
will
not
pass.
"I feel like Job," he summed.
"Tough luck," I said.
I had a rendezvous
with someone
and I was late.
So,
I told him things
can now
only get
better.
We shook hands
and
parted.
Privately,
I thought;
It is quite arrogant
to think oneself
as
Job.
Job had a harder time.
Besides,
I don't remember
reading in the Bible
that Job's wife was having an affair
with
his
best
friend.
posted by Eugene at 9:34 AM
9 Comments:
I read in the Book of Job that Job's wife was the owner and frequent user of a large, black dildo.
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So amazing. There are no words. Love it. Love it.
:)
i like it ah lot
A dark and sinister poem, it exudes the confusion and stark heartlessness of modernity.
Have you read Raymond Carver's collection of poems, All of Us?
I bet you will love him till death.
I haven't read bible or for that matter any religious text, except some great timeless epics and some excerpts...so did not get the JOB metaphor, but I could appreciate even without that.
It's a good, harsh poem. Great!
Those of us that HAVE read the Bible know that Eugene, in addition to committing the sin of onanism whilst gripping the towelrack, has also broken number 7 of the Ten Commandments. You know, the one about adultery.
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