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AntiChrist

3/20/2025

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You raised me in fear of the AntiChrist--
Now a man such as he rules the country
Because you and others who tout things biblical
Voted. Him. In

I grew up in terror of the Three Days of Darkness
We hoarded blessed candles in Rubbermaids in the basement 
Alongside the 5-gallon buckets of dry goods
And cases and cases of Ammo

Now men like demons prowl the streets, lying to gain entry into homes,
Ice agents hungry to round up the innocents
And instead of lying in dread awaiting damnation 
I lie instead dreading my beloved's deportation

You spoke daily of the danger of Hell
And warned us not to sin so I didn't 

So why, father, I ask you
Have you and men like you
Plunged our country into a quagmire of filth and depravity
Where evil wreaks havoc at the helm?

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Mark Peters, aka Wizened link
8/30/2025 06:08:10 pm

Lovely weaving of words to draw together past and present in comparison and contradistintion.

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    Marie Elizabeth Thomas

    Marie is a writer and poet living on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her article on Catholic homeschooling and abuse was featured by US Catholic last year, and her poetry has been published by the Ethel Zine, Flipped Mitten Press, and Apparition Lit, which nominated her poem "Apples in Hell" for a Pushcart Prize. You can find more of her work here. 

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