gift

how much longer
must i be with
you
and bear with you?

yep

that's what he said

even
jesus
got fed up
with
the
nonsensical
hot air
pompous
short-sightedness
of humanity

even jesus!

i imagine
jesus
biting his lip
at the
words of the
baptist leader
today

flapping jowls
repeating words

that
    h o m o
sexuals are incapable of
living with honor
compassion or
respect

that
    h o m o
sexuals
as are women

in his opinion

with a laugh and a smirk

should remain unseen

his core value
his denominations core value
he explains

his words are
hardly
gospel

really no different
from those
fundy baptists
who say
GOD
laughs when
gays die

really no different
than those
in the denomination
i serve
who refuse
to do the same
scholarship they once
did when they voted
to ordain women

seems jowls
will continue to
jiggle and flap
with smug judgement

and i and others
who are
h o m o
     sexual
will continue to live
with honor
compassion
love
faith
courage and
persistence

because you see
i believe and know
the word
h o m o s e x u a l
is not a dirty one!

because you see
i believe and know
the person who is
h o m o s e x u a l
is a gift

a gift