For Molly, Concerning God Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFFGHIJKLDMAENAE GOGD PGQRGAAAHSTAUHAVGTTW RTGIXATAEAAEYAZYAA2A HU TB2C2D2GE2A AGA XEAA

Is God the one who eats the meatA
off the bones of dead peopleB
Molly Miranda Jong Fast ageC
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God is the oneD
MollyE
whether we call himF
HimF
or HerG
treeform or spewingH
volcanoI
Vesuvius or vulvaJ
penis rockK
or reindeer on cave wallL
God is the oneD
who eatsM
our meatA
MollyE
we yieldN
our meatA
up willinglyE
-
Meat is ourG
elementO
meat is ourG
lessonD
-
When our bodies fillP
with each otherG
when our blood swellsQ
in our organsR
aching for anotherG
body of meatA
heart of meatA
soul of meatA
we are only doingH
what God wantsS
us toT
meat joining meatA
to become insubstantial airU
meat fusingH
with meatA
to makeV
a small wonderG
like youT
The wonder of youT
is that you pushW
our questionsR
along intoT
the futureG
so that I knowI
againX
the wonder of meatA
through youT
the wonder of meatA
turning to philosophyE
the wonder of meatA
transubstantiatedA
into poetryE
the wonder ofY
sky blue meatA
in your roundest eyesZ
the wonder ofY
dawn colored meatA
in your cheeks palmsA2
the wonder of meatA
becomingH
airU
-
YouT
are my theoremB2
my proofC2
my meaty metaphysicsD2
my little questionerG
my small SocratesE2
of the nursery schoolyardA
-
To think thatA
such wonderG
can come from meatA
-
Well thenX
if God is hungryE
let Him eatA
let Her eatA

Erica Jong



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