September 20, 2023

Abomination

you inhabit my morning propaganda

(I'd have said 'morning news' instead

had it shown a balanced point of view)

smiling above a clerical collar

placed untruly above emphatic pins

you speak of love, of tolerance

of the inertia of history

of accepting the inevitable

proclaiming that judgement is wrong

denying Another's love, Another's tolerance

denying Another's inertia

denying Another's inevitability

a judgement far more righteous than yours

infinitely more certain, infinitely less coloured

than the lies you carelessly espouse

how many who see your smile

how many who hear your words

how many who think you wise

will follow you to their death