in the same breathe
i tell myself i am better, and yet
there is no such thing as best

Jesus is
a tool of the system,
a pathetic work
of plagiarized fiction
with a ****** birth
and resurrection.

He is a perpetuator,
part player
in a trinity
that serves
the patriarchy
you claim to despise.

You say that
you are woke
to the lies
and oppression
but your obsession
with this
religious opioid addiction
leaves you open
to all kinds of
manipulation.

This Jesus justification
has got to stop,
take those bible glasses off
and see the truth
don’t be a recruit
and brainwash our youth
to serve the state
that exploits you
by claiming they serve
god’s point of view.

Join me
and be free
to see
the world differently.
Share your perceptions
freely
so, we can grow steadily
not seeking solace
in the stultifying scriptures
but painting our own pictures
that point us all
to better possibilities.

every day is grief, every night is I’m sorry

fibers in the carpet, in between your toes
tickle the soles of your feet all the way to my room

I’m tired of talking myself out of ledges that shouldn’t even be in the equation. I’m tired of my finger on the trigger to a gun that I never asked for. I’m tired of leaping and shooting my way through this life.