Chad Parenteau
Timely Tankas from the Resistance, Reel 7
Mitch McConnell Jesus Tanka
In election year,
Mitch McConnell Jesus files
for seventh heaven,
the murderers and rapists
gather to him as if drawn.
Boris Johnson Jesus Tanka
For first miracle
Boris Johnson Jesus makes
New Jerusalem out
to sea, so far beyond reach,
it’s like he’s water walking.
Infowars Jesus Tanka
Infowars Jesus
has its own view of gospel
where giant crosses
also serve as lynching trees
after Deep State eucharist.
Matt Bevin Jesus Tanka
Matt Bevin Jesus
throws rapists and murders
out of the prisons
and back into the temples,
silver jingling at his side.
Chad Parenteau is the author of Patron Emeritus (FootHills Publishing, 2013). His work has appeared in Tell-Tale Inklings, Queen Mob’s Tea House, The Skinny Poetry Journal, Ibbetson Street, and Wilderness House Literary Review. He serves as associate editor of Oddball Magazine. His second full-length collection, The Collapsed Bookshelf, is forthcoming.
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