another rock star

Inside each child
there is a rock star,
and as the child grows
the rock star gets sick
and eventually dies.

So there is a
dead rock star
inside each adult,
still smelling like perfume
and last night’s booze.

It’s painful to carry
this corpse around,
so there is also
a middle-aged pastor
inside each adult.

He has a shovel
and a bible
and will be happy
to conduct a funeral.
But inside that pastor

there is another rock star
who is very much alive
and ready to rock.
His name is Jesus.
He used to be with

the twelve apostles,
but he’s been
doing a lot
of solo stuff
lately.