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THE SUMMER I SEARCHED FOR GOD
and found his disciples, i sat
amongst them in a circle out
back behind the church. the youth
group leader asked us to share
our concerns, and so
the sinfully
attractive boy
across from me told
us how he could not stand
people who could not stand
the fact that he could not stand
gay people. age twelve and already
aware of what i was, i stared down
at my lap and pondered what place
the body of christ had for a boy who
liked male bodies that weren’t
divine.