Holy Triage

When Jesus was a health procurer
He spake to the rich and the poorer.
They brought him the sick,
the dead and the quick.
And Jesus said, “Who’s your insurer?”

Filed under: limerick, healing, healthcare, humour, insurance, Jesus, politics, triage

Haiku 18

church in politics
faith-based democracy or
divine right of kings

Filed under: haiku, divine, poetry, politics

Haiku 14

nine twelve principles
collapse into two, my greed
and shut up I’m right

Filed under: haiku, 912, Glen Beck, poetry, politics

Numbers

9
eleven

eleven
eleven

19
eighteen

18
twelve

10
sixty-six

32
AD

for
what

remembrance
is not
an excuse
to hate

Filed under: free verse, history, poetry, politics, religion

Debate

First shout
secondhand thoughts
and when your turn is done
shout more, because God damn it you
are right!

Filed under: cinquain, poetry, politics