1Then Jesus took off his sugarcoat
& walked into the wild
like an aborigine; 2there he met beast after beast
that beheld him. And he
countermanded them, turning their appetites
into his flesh. 4Their tongues,
reconstituted as deviled meat,
he stored under the roof of his mouth; 5 for he spoke
in parables. The hyena, caked
in blood, 6dreamed of a wedding cake.