in huntington beach
watermelon jesus
sips the tides from the ocean’s shore
slips inside the flow of time
hearing the surf
break against the sand
more
on the baltic at night
sitting on the rocks
in sassnitz
waves
burst
upon the shoulders
of this forgotten man
earth
watermelon jesus
and the south china sea
hong kong
and the gateway to the pacific
looking out
sees himself so many days before
on another continent
and flashed
to
uganda
at night on lake victoria
it is the same water
it is the same time
it is the same earth
but watermelon jesus
is different
the next ocean
and the river styx
watermelon jesus
with pennies on his eyes
Mike Klumpp 