Cherry Pickers


The bible forbids them from
wearing clothes made of different
fabrics, yet they prance around like peacocks
in their cotton, rayon, spandex and polyester blends.

The bible forbids them from
eating pigs, yet they can be seen
eating like pigs at the church pig roast.

The bible forbids them from
even touching the carcass of a pig,
yet every Sunday they praise and worship
their favorite college and NFL football teams as
testosterone poisoned heroes run pigskins into endzones.

The bible forbids them from
having premarital sex, having sex during
menstruation, having extramarital affairs, getting divorced,
getting remarried, yet they tell their children, Do as I say and not as a I do.

The bible forbids them from
cheating on their spouses, insists
those who do should be put to death.

The bible forbids them from
working on the Sabbath, insists
those who do should be put to death.

The bible forbids them from
dishonoring their parents, insists
those who do should be put to death.

The bible forbids them from
practicing idolatry, insists those
who worship their money, houses, cars
or iconic football stars should be put to death.

Yet they whistle past the graveyard
as they cheat, work on Sundays, dishonor their
parents and worship their idols, while insisting that the bible
condemns members of the LGBTQ+ community, as if everyone who
does not love like they do should be put to death, because the bible tells them so.