EVIDENTLY

 And on the 8th day

god looked a tad bewildered,

even forlorn after that amazing week

of 24-7 creation,

feeling they might have forgotten

something crucial to the mix,

an item so small it’s almost

inconsequential,

when you could see their palpable relief

as great shoulders relaxed and then

you overhear this low almost

imperceptible mumbling

to their behind-the-scenes long-term

partner, that sexy creative collaborator,

“Evidently, it’s the freckles.”