The Rape of Mary

I was reading this month's issue of Mental Floss, in particular an article entitled "Great Christian art by really lousy Christians", and felt inspired to write the following poem.



The Rape of Mary

that night when God came
to Mary in the form of
the Holy Spirit or a
dream she couldn't shake
did she revel in the conception
of her famous son
or did she recoil
out of fear that first time

was God gentle - the loving God
of the New Testament - or
did he resemble
His younger, mercurial self
and demand of her what He wanted
taking it when she demurely refused

ltv