i like to think christ was
crucified on wash day.
beautiful veronica
a strong, thick-waisted woman
with tired eyes
paused
to wipe his face
with a scrap of dirty laundry
as if he were one of her own
little boys.
jesus, so moved
by the ordinary stink
of workman's sweat,
by the grime of a child's
untidy play,
smiled to stain.
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