Lesbian Tabernacle Choir by Erik Jensen There are eight singers – each an expression of something holy in which I do not immediately share. Here we are in this faulty, electric studio somewhere among the art deco homes. There's some alternative expression of the divine here. The mismatched lawn chairs are plastic pews, the reiterations of “I'd be a better lesbian if...” in this one girl's voice are the amen refrains. The tiny photos of this cross country journey are stained glass, mosaic murals. I am schizoid in this moment, in this room, in this thought, trying to relate. Their stanzas begin and voices meld. Each starts and finishes at a different syncopation and key, though they blend. Each a prayer for a life well lived. When they finish, the room embraces one another. They say God comes to us in burning bushes or small acts that hold immediate meaning. Sometimes, it comes in things that make us realize our own horizons. 08/14/2011 Author's Note: When you're a straight man, it's sometimes hard to appreciate other perspectives because you simply do not have the same experiences. Then sometimes you do. Posted on 08/15/2011 Copyright © 2024 Erik Jensen Member Comments on this Poem Posted by George Hoerner on 08/15/11 at 05:41 PM This is an interesting write. I guess I've always felt that people have a right to love anyone they feel comfortable with. Posted by Alison McKenzie on 08/15/11 at 06:27 PM I LOVE that you allowed yourself to stretch into this experience, albeit a little altered in the process. It truly is amazing to be able to stand in another's place long enough to feel how they feel. It removes the "us vs. them" which forces everyone into separate spaces, when the actual truth is that we are not ever separate at all; that what happens to the one affects the whole. Your work here is, to me, euphoric! Posted by Kara Hayostek on 03/05/12 at 02:19 AM Interesting, was it really a lesbian choir, or did you have issues with the church? I've certainly had the excperience of being somewhere I don't belong, and trying to fit in. Posted by Kara Hayostek on 03/05/12 at 02:19 AM Interesting, was it really a lesbian choir, or did you have issues with the church? I've certainly had the excperience of being somewhere I don't belong, and trying to fit in. Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2024 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)