The Motif Formerly Known as Orpheus

I’m lingering after a meeting and ask the woman next to me:

“Do you know that man who asked that last question?”

“The one that sat in the back row?”

“That’s him.”

We look around. We don’t see him.

“Somebody called him Joe,” I volunteer.

“He was introduced to me as Sarge. He heads the finance committee."

“You must be talking about Mr. Edwards,” says a man who has been listening.

Or maybe I inquire about the Way, the Truth, and the Light.

“You mean the Godhead incarnate?”

“That’s him.”

We look around. We don’t see him.

“Somebody called him Krishna,” I volunteer.

“He was introduced to me as Jesus. He died to give eternal life.”

“You must be talking about Orpheus,” says a man who has been listening.