To be blessed
said the old woman
is to live and work
so hard
God’s love
washes right through you 
like milk through a cow

To be blessed
said the dark red tulip
is to knock their eyes out 
with the slug of lust 
implied by
your up-ended
skirt

To be blessed
said the dog
is to have a pinch
of God
inside you
and all the other dogs 
can smell it