My 2-Year-Old Son Has a Febrile Seizure

(Genesis 22; Exodus 11-13)

He looked like a crazed prophet

A holy fool in ecstasy

A Pentacostal speaking tongues:

Eyes rolled back,

Head lolling,

Mouth frothing,

Arms locked and joints stiff.

His body was magma.

His sheets were soiled.

I took him in my arms

And prayed.

I thought he would die.

Holy God,

Please do not take our firstborn sons.

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About the Author

Corey Landon Wozniak lives with his wife and two sons in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he teaches English and Comparative Religions at a public high school. An avid writer, his essays have appeared in The Revealer and Public Square Magazine.