unshushed

when we who do not
believe,
use the name of this
fictional character
whom you base your own
life on
“in vain,” as you might
tell us after the fact,
we will not be
shushed.

no matter how politely or
matter-of-factly
you present your need to
hear no dissenting opinion
within a 20 mile radius of
your little terrified town---
with no big bearded man in
the sky, no strong spirit who
parted the Yam Suph, no
flaxen-haired, blue-eyed,
Aryan savior who hung up
on a cross for the “sins” of
the world, there is simply
no reason to avoid the use
of any terms in one’s language
which might expel stress,
or which might convey a
meaning that could be dealt
with in a much more violent
manner, if you took away
said term & left said individual(s)
with nothing but a
gun & a dream.

so just be happy,
believers in the judeo-christian-fiction,
that you are living in a time
when there are still enough idiots around
who will make you feel comfortable
when you leave the work environment
or when you leave the public sphere
where everyone may not dwell in the
fantasy
that you still insist on perpetuating,
for its days are numbered,
this godfuckingdamned
beast
that our species developed
when we thought demons came out of
our fucking mouths when we sneezed
&
we were scared to go into the forest
for fear that a dragon would come &
eat us…

jesus
fucking
christ.