To the Wrong Texas Right

There’s a sinister threat to freedom,
       prosperity and peace
that is slithering through the tunnels
       in legislative grease.

From a platform that’s built on hatred
       and ignorant “righteous” rage,
you have sullied the Lone Star emblem
       across the global stage.

Running rampant beneath the mantle
       of Christianity,
it’s a mission of undermining
       the thread of sanity
hanging limp in the minds of voters
       confused by the disguise
who are filling their veins with venom
       and rallying to your lies.

While slaughtering education
       and help for the old and poor
and labeling gender nature
       a condition in need of “cure,”
you spit in the face of Jesus
       and mock his model of
the worth of a life that’s rooted
       in charity and love.

But we are the sons and daughters
       of heroes who’d never let
fanatics dishonor Texas,
       and we have not spoken yet.

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2014 Mary Boren
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In the style of “The Secret People“, by G. K. Chesterton