US religious Right concedes defeat

“We tried
to defend
the unborn child,

the dignity
of the family,
but it was
a holding action,”
he said.

crucifix afflicts the contradictions
humanoid hysteria engaging our madness--
an endless war on shadows

a war on quiet voices that wail in darker hours
do not understand,
do not concede,

dear soldier!
for now is merely a vessel
for unbending, unfaltering voices

“We are
awash
in evil
and the battle
is still to be waged.
We are
right now
in the most discouraging
period
of that long conflict.
Humanly speaking, we can say we have lost all those battles.”

know wrong
draw the line
in your mind
and betray yourself,
again.