Jezebel Calls Herself a Prophet

Jezebel Calls Herself a Prophet

Julie L. Moore

Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. ~ Revelation 2:20

I really am sorry you feel that way.
Let me make it up to you.

I’m washed white as snow, so
you can join me without worry

at the Thyatira temple—what’s a little
Apollo between friends?—

we’ll dine on the best meat
in town and do some important

business. After all, you have to make
a living. And the price is right.

I can find you purple dye
for less than Lydia’s

and read your palms
at the same damn time!

If you’re lonely, well, I can
help with that, too. Jesus loves you.

In his name, I have dispatched angels
from Africa! In need of prayer?

I pray without ceasing with words you
can’t believe. We can have it all, you know.

I’ll keep you safe and satisfied.
I’ll keep the dogs at bay.

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Julie L. Moore
Poet & Professor

Julie is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee, the author of four poetry collections, including, most recently, Full Worm Moon, which won a 2018 Woodrow Hall Top Shelf Award and received honorable mention for the Conference on Christianity and Literature's 2018 Book of the Year Award. Her poetry has appeared in African American Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Image, and more. She is the Writing Center Director at Taylor University, where she is also the poetry editor for Relief Journal. Learn more about her work at julielmoore.com

Photography by Gabriella Clare Marino