—LET’S PRETEND IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD

 

MAGA and the Unbeliever

  

He’s old enough to know better 

almost 88 in September 

but still wears that red cap 

to the hardware store Kroger Costco 

church where Jesus who embodied 

love is the star attraction 

a worthy mentor for anybody 

believer or not and because 

he’s up there in years he 

gets rightful respect he gets 

a pass for things like donning 

his shrieking siren cap

and though he’s almost blood of mine 

I hold him at our door nonetheless

say take it off please or leave 

the first time I’ve ever asked 

my father in-law for anything 

the first time I ever picked Jesus over him 

and knew with certainty

which one to believe in