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C. L. Martinez

As it is in Heaven

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​USD $7.00
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17 pages
Released July 2020


Written during a 21-hour road trip from Fayetteville, North Carolina to San Antonio, Texas, the poems in As it is in Heaven explore a non-believer's thoughts about God, spirituality, and our humanity.

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Fried Chicken & Coffee 

​I’ve seen God
Way more than any non-believer ought to.
 
And yet, in every felled pine
spilling waxy blood sap,
 
in the rolling boom
of overcast dead skies--
 
there—marrow deep
in a country fraught with bones,
 
in fried chicken and coffee
off the interstate, a small blessing
 
finds the leather prayers of people.
I guess even grey skies belong to God,
 
& he’s got the whole world
in His hands—allegedly.

About the Author

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​C. L. “Rooster” Martinez is a writer and spoken word poet from San Antonio, Texas. He earned a MA/MFA from the Creative Writing, Literature & Social Justice Program at Our Lady of the Lake University. In 2011, Rooster co-founded the Blah Poetry Spot, a local poetry open mic and community organization. His work has appeared in such publications as Write About Now Poetry, The Huffington Post Latino Voices, Pittsburgh Poetry Review, Pilgrimage Press, FifthWednesday Journal, and the Acentos Review. Follow him on social media: @ayoroost on Twitter and Instagram.
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