I saw a fat woman
Eating her lunch
With crumbs on her lips
And her gut in a bunch,
And
There,
But by the grace of god
Go I .

I saw a man,
Clipped and shorn,
One hand tied behind his back,
And so forlorn
As he looked for something
He'd missed in the mornin'.
And there,
But by the grace of god
Go I.

I saw a child
With knits in his hair,
Wearing saggy underwear
That had been passed down
Through three older clowns
Who to teased him mercilessly.
And the look in his eye
Said he just wanted pie,
And there,
But by the grace of god
Go I,
My friend,

And where goest thou?

-jenn