If I Meet Jesus
© Surazeus
2025 11 16

If I meet Jesus strolling in the field,
near fish lake formed by the electric dam,
we could hang out under the apple tree
and chat about the art of being a leader
who nurtures skills of people in their care
instead of exploiting people for wealth.

When gang of immigration officers,
wearing bullet-proof vests and black face masks,
surround us with black trucks and flashing lights,
and try to arrest him with assault rifles
for living freely in America,
Jesus flies to Heaven on angel wings.

I find Jesus again several months later
with his white van full of donated food
for hundreds of homeless people with children
who live under the highway overpass
near the cathedral and the private bank,
but speeds away just as police arrive.

When I take my mom to the hospital
after she is diagnosed with breast cancer,
I meet Jesus again in sterile ward
wearing white robe with red cross of compassion
where he treats her with chemotherapy
and sings soft psalms when she passes away.

While covering the factory workers strike
when they request a more fair living wage,
I watch Jesus leading the union members
as they negotiate with corporate owners
to secure health benefits and insurance,
eyes flashing with passion for justice done.

Last year while visiting the large high school
to teach class seniors about poetry,
I notice Jesus wearing overalls
as he cleans the bathrooms and mops the floors,
and chats with students, sharing clever jokes,
then gives money to poor students for lunch.

Though I visit every church in the land
filled with wealthy people in stylish clothes
who sing hymns of praise to Jesus the Savior,
I never see him at their podiums
preaching sermons on national politics
that favor conservative business ploys.

If I meet Jesus striding down the street
he always takes me to the homeless shelter
where he assembles children in a room
to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic,
then helps their parents search for jobs to live,
leaving Heaven empty on shifting clouds.

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Orpheus joins Jesus as he leads protests against illegal arrests of hardworking people with families.

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