THE COAT
Joseph had his coat,
a different color
for each brother,
and it was bright.
What happened, we note,
was seventy times seven
their debts were forgiven
till his coat turned white.
Jesus, for his part,
preferred to begin
in the newborn skin
of a lamb, instead.
We know that his heart
devoured all sin
like a lion,
then spilled and bled.