SONNET 8 -
JOSIAH SANCHEZ
Inside the church, there is a man working;
Sanding and fixing and nailing up boards.
All his troubles he keeps inside lurking
While helping friends in the house of the Lord's.
He is the son of a missionary;
He did not agree with his father's ways.
And when he sees crows, he becomes wary.
To a variety of gods he prays.
He listens well and he gives good advice;
Just hearing him makes the Jezzebelles swoon.
Due to his penance, much he's sacrificed,
And with the Lord he attempts to commune.
In a deep voice he is the one who says,
"I am the preacher, Josiah Sanchez!"