The Priest Says
The spirit of jezebel clings to me
all misandry and money hungry.
Greedy and envious.
He offers a backyard exorcism.
I sloth like a dog sunning in the lawn
feeling the prickle of each
lustful strand of grass.
I am here; still of the flesh.
I can only hope the wrath of someone
emergently punishes me for it.
I’ll unleash this gluttonous desire all pride month.
Splash some holy water on my sweat sprinkled skin.
Your collar looks a bit loose after-all.
I hear it’s bound
to be a long hot summer.
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Love your use of the 7 here.
Given my earlier poem, I hope it was clear mine was not meant to be a slander on Pride at all (or the LGBT community).
It was meant to show a distaste for, a questioning, and even a slander on the commercialism aimed at LGBT participants. Especially by those who show no support (or even anti-support) for them the rest of the year.
I haven’t gotten the chance to read it yet but will keep an eye out when I get the time to go back through the archives. “Rainbow marketing” is wild , so I’m sure I’ll appreciate it. Folks in the stonewall riots would be appalled by “gay Burger King”. If you haven’t seen the Pride whopper yet… clutch your pearls.
The whopper is one of the two I directly mention. 🤦🏼♂️
that first stanza is to die for
Very well written!
I love how you engaged with the idea of sin here