Purple disco ball sparkles anoint us in the lights-off gym basement of Sacred Heart School.
[And I don’t want the world to see me, ‘cuz I don’t think that they’d understand.]
I can’t believe Robby is slow dancing with me even though the adults canceled the Passion play because I, a girl, auditioned for the role of Jesus Christ.
[All my life, I prayed for someone like you, and I thank God that I, that I finally found you.]
I think about the way my classmates look when they’re up at the altar in their white robes and belts at Mass, hair shining angelic under the church lights.
[I don’t wanna close my eyes. I don’t want to fall asleep.]
Now we glorify, twisting in the darkness, flashes of violet bisecting our waists, spaghetti straps, and undone ties.
[I know it’s up for me (if you steal my sunshine).]
I want to touch all these bodies, and I’m not saying shit about it in confession.
[Tell me all your thoughts on God, ‘cuz I’d really like to meet her.]
We’re all singing it, aren’t we?
[Three days since the living room, we realized we're both to blame but what could we do?]
I just don’t believe it’s a sin.