Grab the heel

The shin hits steel

Dark’s the light at story start

Esau’s strong but Jacob’s smart

Birthright blessing constant fussing

Hooks in every word discussing

Mama knows and plays along

Daddy’s singin brother’s song

Come on Jacob hum along.

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He’s so self focused

Cannot see

Past his own thin bony knee

Stealing blessing

No confessing

Postage paid on mama’s dime

But Uncle Laban knows this rhyme

He spits bars where Jacob’s heading

He’ll do time, exile and wedding

Ferris wheels and Ferris fun

No miles roll back where Jacob runs

In Laban’s land he’ll come undone.

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Things start shifting

Ego lifting

Beuller’s bullied

Paddan aram’s full of fury

Traps and tricks and spotted sticks

Uncle’s snaky

His tongue flicks

Spaghetti junction

Twist and turn is Laban’s function

Hiss in grass

The snake gives unction

Tricksters trick and trickster treat

Jacob’s whip is shackled feet

For twenty years they’ll grab his heel

For days and days and days he slaves

No wheels, no frills, he’s still in steal

Laban’s bars shift Jacob’s will.

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Despite the lies

Yah don’t forget

Paw Paw’s future will be met

Eden blessing fishing net

Every family has regrets

Jacob’s passions still unmet

Tripping dodging sticks and stone

He’s still Abe’s grandson

Yah ain’t gone.

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Apocalypse in route to Canaan

“I’m with you snatcher.”

Tricks are wanin

Laban savin up his anger

Yahweh’s arm the bigger banger

Jacob’s safe from Laban’s danger

Good ain’t better filed with thorns

He learns this slowly morn by morn

And from the horn comes oil a plenty

Jacob’s lips apocalypse

Fear of Jacob who now follows

Though there’s sorrows

Self made man is quite a joke

Yahweh carried thru Esau’s smoke.

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“Emmanuel!” Jacob cried when woken

Ain’t no gospel without it spoken

In every book it is the hope

It’s force pulls down

Keeps feet on ground

Our faces frown

But through it all we hear the sound

God walks with us

Through grace and faith

Surely he will keep us safe

Apocalypse with head on rock

Oil poured out to mark the spot

“He’s here and yet I never knew it!”

Even when ol Jacob blew it

God was with him thick and thin

Paw Paw’s promise to the end

Judah Perez Boaz David

Watch it snake

Deceit half baked

You’re the trickster

Tie your knot

You’ll get your lot

Though your bites brings forth rot

Jacob carries on the plot

God incarnate heel to head

Trickster’s trickin

Trickster’s dead.