United Apostates

Isn’t it post-ironic?

Thomas James
Iceberg’s Poetry
Published in
Sep 14, 2023

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a man who looks like Jesus in sunglasses and a red baseball cap
art created by the poet with NightCafe Studio

Christ cross, applesauce.
Same as the old boss.

Chi rho do-si-do.
Hands, feet, knees, and toes.

Ichthys, fix this.
Gillnets full of tithing fish.

A, O, rainbow.
Covenant has got to go.

INRI gadfly
under an all-seeing eye.

New merch. Magachurch.
Note the hand that holds the scourge.

© Thomas James 2023. All Rights Reserved.

For the Curious: The thought process that resulted in this poem was kicked off by reading See What’s Inside by maydayhobby (an excellent but quite different poem).

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Thomas James
Iceberg’s Poetry

“If there is to be reconciliation, first there must be truth.” —Timothy B. Tyson