At times, the faintly smiling man appears
to have stepped down from a cathedral niche.
The man of marble, standing tall, wears
a smile or smirk, as if he has foreknowledge
of events that will elevate him — God’s humble
servant – to the highest office in the land.
The blemished leader will surely stumble
fatally one fine day and the power to command
will pass to this Hoosier angel men call Mike,
this image wearing tailored suit and smirk
who, if turned from meek-and-mild front to back,
reveals himself to be the “whited sepulcher”
of Matthew 23, appearing pure but foul within,
having found no time to visit the sick or care
for them, or time to visit those in prison,
or clothe the naked, but busily serving Caesar.
