I Saw Christ Crying in Hermès

He cried the way I finally cried A week after my grandpa died A week after my grandpa died; We buried him out beside his wife We buried him out beside his wife! “Jesus, I said: “What’s the matter? You have plenty of money to buy Everything in this silver store.” “That’s not it at all,” He said: “That’s not it at all, at all, at all…” “I made a mistake: I told everyone That I love them equally; That they’re all the same to me What a foolish thing to do: Boy, it shows how little I know you.” “I should have made my book exclusive and Only sold in SoHo stores - Bouncers at the golden doors; Then a great big line would form - A bigger line than heaven’s had for years…” “Open arms don’t sell well these days: Why you worship scarcity Is such an awful mystery; It looks like Dad made way too many It looks like Dad made way too many keys…”