When He Asked Me...

Summer school sat me next to a boy
with a sweet seraphim face
fit to melt my mind with a glance
had I not so often spied
out of the corner of my eye
the naked form of Christ
suspended about his neck
which he caressed
during tests.
The one time he spoke to me
he turned to me
and said,
"Do you believe in God?"
I smiled and responded
"Sorry, no."
But as he frowned
and turned around
I added,
"But I do believe in the Devil."
Well the look of confusion on his face
was comical
as he asked,
"How can you believe in the Devil,
and not in God?"
"Well," replied I,
"I've never been witness to a miracle,
but I have had a 16 day menstrual cycle."