Dropkick Me Jesus

I’ve been dropkicked
By Jesus so many times
But I never seem
To make it
To the endzone
Instead I bounce off
Those damn goal posts
And land flat on my back
Somewhere near the two yard line
Like a Peanuts comic strip
Gone horribly awry.
“Did we make it this time, Lord?”
I ask, and he just grins,
“Not this time, but I’m sure
We’ll get it the next.”
Sometimes I swear
He’s doing this on purpose…

-Zoe Richardson