THE GOSPEL OF REBELS
by Othuke Umukoro
& in the evening when he had dispersed
the multitude, he went into the synagogue
& spoke to his disciples & the pharisees
a parable concerning the kingdom of rebels,
which by extension is the
kingdom of heaven
behold, sixteen men, he began quietly,
black with pristine pride & holding hands,
like thousands after them, chose
the shark-mouth of the atlantic
instead of life in sweltering
sugarcane plantations
& his disciples reasoned among
themselves for many days about
the meaning of this parable,
wondering that perhaps in
his death
a man sails home, free
Source: From the Rebel Issue (October 2019)
THE GOSPEL OF REBELS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OTHUKE UMUKORO is a poet & playwright. His demons have appeared, or are forthcoming in the Sunlight Press, AfricanWriter, Eunoia Review, Brittle Paper & elsewhere. His debut play, Mortuary Encounters is available here. When bored, he watches Everybody Hates Chris. He is on twitter @othukeumukoro19
