Creatures of Resentment

—the Countless Anti-Christs in the News Today

Who can say what sad mix

of resentments has shaped

the psyches (the very

souls) of these our boorish

brethren whose curious

readings of the sacred

texts avail naught but self-

assurance and dim rage?

And notice! They also

have developed a grim,

patently satanic

taste for absolving their

failures by impugning

others. Who can say what

species of ignorance

has led to this, has led

to them, and has also

borne their astonishing

number? Is it simple

ignorance? A chronic

forgetfulness? Dim wits?

I dare say it was no

device occasioned by

the God, whose signature,

longsuffering mercy

has not yet made a blip

on their failing radars

nor in their crusty hearts.

Sure, the Lord himself is

alleged to have spoken

a little harshly to

certain persons—the blithe

money changers soiling

the Lord’s temple, and those

who would wound the young—harsh,

if understandable.

Generally speaking,

even so, by word, by

deed, and by his famous

disposition, the Lord’s

forbearance has forborne

the vast majority

of my sins, your sins, those

of the resentful schmucks

indicated above.

I don’t know what to make

of them, nor have a clue

regarding a likely

response or late recourse.

Resentment manifests

failure of a kindred

spirit, which spirit proves

the sole acceptable

genius for responding

to such fraught occasions

as these we now suffer.