God Pondered
Cupid punched Satan in the face
His little fist didn’t do much
but the act itself
was one that meant something
He was sticking up for someone
A man
A lonely man
A sad man
A man who needed love
A man who needed hope
Satan walked away
holding his nose
Cupid smiled
in triumph
Satan would no longer
mess with the man
Soon
he’d feel love
Cupid was on his side
Cupid knocked an arrow
and pulled back his bow
He searched for the woman meant for the man
He searched
and searched
and searched
He couldn’t find her!
She had to be out there!
Somewhere…
He kept looking
He hadn’t punched Satan in the face for no reason
He was on a mission
He had to bring love to the man
He deserved it
But no
there was no love for him
Not anywhere on this earth
Cupid decided to meet with God
He made his case
He talked up the man
He told God
that the man was good
and that he had so much love to give
God pondered
He stroked his beard
He crossed and uncrossed his legs
Finally
God decided to make a woman for him
He pulled out his clay
and molded a woman
He breathed life into her
and sent her to earth
Cupid and god
Watched from heaven
As the two humans met
They had coffee
They laughed
And smiled
And at the end
They kissed and looked into each-others eyes
Then
the next day
on her way to work
the new woman
was in a car accident
The man ran to the hospital to see her
but
it was too late
He sat in the hallway of the hospital
His head in his hands
as he cried hysterically
God and cupid
cried into their popcorn
as they watched the man suffer.
-C.H.