Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Nobody lives forever -- we all die

"...so I don't really get a day of rest..."

Nobody lives forever -- we all die

is something I get at Sunday School once
a week and sticks with me the other six
so I don't really get a day of rest,
not even Saturdays, when I try hard
not to do a damn thing but have fun and
God keeps a day off only for Himself,
how would He like it if His folks made Him
go to church and Sunday School not only
every Sunday but Christmas and Easter,
Thanksgiving, too, what the Hell kind of
holidays don't set you free from sin
at least once a year -- even Halloween
has Him though trick-or-treat sweetens it. There's
New Year's Eve but shit just starts all over.







Article © Gale Acuff. All rights reserved.
Published in the May 8, 2023 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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