this is how
we stack our sin,
sin on sin on sin,
how we pile our sins
high as heaven
and savor
the scent of them
and bathe
in their muck
and wallow
in their mire
and rise
wet with
the slime
and stink
of our collective sin
praise the lord
this is how
we marvel
at our pale,
shit-stink bodies
sparkling
in the sun,
how we boast
of our righteous sin
with a song
in our hearts
and our
holy books
held high
for this is
the way
of the lord
amen
this is us
dancing in
the dull glow
of a sick moon,
bathing
in our ocean
of pure
American bullshit,
proud
as hell
Well done…I liked it a lot
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Much Appreciated.
hello Javalini there are many regrets I hold not everyone is like this dear one great write 💕
Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
I was thinking of the hypocrisy of the so-called Christian Right when I wrote this — really of the whole Conservative movement these days, which has nothing to do anymore with “liberty” or “freedom of speech” or “free trade” or any of the catch phrases Conservatives used to bat around. But mostly about the Christian Right. And, of course, about the sociopaths and stooges currently running things. Our government was flawed, but we took so much for granted that we losing day by day.
Thanks again.
Interesting! But, what is your source?
It’s good to see you here, Adagio. Thank you for reading and commenting.
It doesn’t matter the sources. One sees the attitude toward and treatment of migrants and protesters, the dissolution of DEI policies, the attempts to thwart the rule of law and resulting the battles with the courts, the heavy handed efforts to control universities and law firms, the insanity of DOGE, the collection of personal data by an authoritarian leaning administration, etc. I don’t want censorship of any kind in the US. I want to be able to rail against government policies without fear of persecution or prosecution. I don’t want religion taught in public schools, but I want public schools. I don’t want religion in government. I want the end of corporate power in politics. …
I could go on. Apologies.