life lessons

what i don't understand
never will understand
is how the parents think
it's right
to bring their children
to the protests
to watch
to hear
to feel
the hatred
the anger
the accusations
the violence
the fear
the ugliness
of humanity
in hysterics

in their "jesus saves" t- shirts
tiny human billboards
with their signs and banners
screaming for something
or someone
who cannot hear their sobs
they are babies
learning to fight
learning to hate
while they pray

teach them to question authority?
yes. please.
teach them to hate authority?
dangerous.
teach them to distrust
teach them to break the law
teach them to be afraid of law enforcement
make sure there is a camera rolling
when the 10 year old is arrested

send the children in

that glass of water would have killed her
faster than the dehydration
let's not worry about the logistics
make her a sandwich and send in a 4 year old to feed her
and if anyone stops him
the devil is at work

lessons learned
the world is unfair
the world is evil
it is up to me to save it
i am right
i have the right
screaming and crying helps
blowing up clinics is better
flying a plane into a building might be best
everyone who disagrees with me is wrong
everyone who disagrees with me deserves to die
everyone who disagrees with me is going to hell
hate is good
hate is right
jesus wants me to hate everyone i don't love
jesus only loves people like me
i am like jesus
maybe i am jesus
wearing the t-shirt
let us pray