“We are all Thieves”
Renee Emerson
we are all thieves; we have taken the scriptures in words, and know nothing of them ourselves.” –Margaret Fell
A gospel in the crook
of my arm.
Psalm tucked in my sleeve,
I’ve lifted
windows and broken
latches for Esther, Ruth, Jeremiah.
A long coat to cover
the epistles.
Book of Wisdom beneath the tongue.
Leviticus behind the ear.
Cut open my shoes
for Revelation and Jude.
Tucked in my bra:
a minor prophet.
The words of Jesus glint red
up from the bottom of
my purse, tag-clipped off
with my teeth.
No one will miss this
prophecy.
No one will miss this
lament.