Tabernacle - Kevin Young

[Larry Robinson]

Tabernacle

Since they shared the same
monogram, Jim
Crow & Jesus
often found themselves 

getting the other’s dress shirts
back from the wash.
This was after Jim
had made it big

& could afford such
small luxuries. He
& Jesus mostly met
Sundays in church 

where Jesus came for the singing
but stayed for the sermon
& to see whether the preacher
ever got it right. 

Jim, you guessed it,
came for the collection plate
& after stayed
for the hot 

plates of the Ladies
Auxiliary (no apostrophe).
To one
folks prayed, 

the other they obeyed.

	- Kevin Young