Like a Snake

Off one side of his forked tongue slides 

his lord and savior Jesus Christ, 

previously convicted of treason 

so forget about that background check

and off the other side of his forked tongue slides 

his holy amendment right  

to bear a weapon with a thirty round clip 

just in case he’s unable to bite.

* * *

Laws won’t change a cultural disposition 

but serving the god you say you serve might.

A Spring Stroll

I was strolling around town  

and came upon a corner statue 

and on it’s plaque 

there was a poem written 

by a forth grader about lemons and limes 

and I swear, 

it was the best poem I ever read 

and for a moment in time

I saw the futility of all my years.

Elementary 

So here we are on a economic seesaw 

and fatso won’t let us down 

less he quickly gets off 

and we crash to the ground 

and there’s not a teacher in sight.

* * *

If the majority of Americans were blood thirsty, frivolous, superficial and just plain dumb

than the entertainment/news industry would give them nothing but blood and gore,

ridiculous news, corny plots, bad jokes and senseless, repetitive reality shows

all saturated to the hilt with commercials.

* * *

If Jodi Arias was ugly do you think CNN would be covering her trial so extensively?