If There Were a God

Published by Alec Solomita at February 20, 2023

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If there were a God would
He want me to abide here
under the sullen yellow moon

or rise to Him amid
strains of “I’ll fly away
O glory,”

sailing past the pocked
lunar surface with
its unseemly golf balls,

and sit at His feet in peace
and joy near angels with
perfect pitch?

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Alec Solomita

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Alec Solomita wrote his first story when he was 12. It was about senility, which should give you a character note. He’s worked at many jobs in Boston and Chicago, mostly as a theatrical director, actor, and teacher. His fiction has appeared in the Southwest Review, The Mississippi Review, and Southword Journal, among other publications. His poetry has appeared in Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Driftwood Press, The Galway Review, and elsewhere, including several anthologies. His poetry chapbook “Do Not Forsake Me,” was published in 2017. His full-length poetry book, “Hard To Be a Hero,” was just released by Kelsay Books.

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