I, Theologian

by Randall Rogers

I would rather
a beautiful soul
extol
the glories within
when reasoning
beyond description
fueling fires of
kaleidoscopic
emerald, sapphire,
ruby, and diamond
swirl
worthless among
the brilliance
of be-knighted Being
though I’ll parley
what I am able
into reasonable
facsimile of
eternity’s Paradise
dangling by each
comic
thread connecting
me to earthly life.