No scripture foretold
the coming of Sarah Palin,
not Matthew, Mark, Luke,
or even John McCain.
If the prophet is inclined to baptize
every suspected terrorist,
may their mouths be opened
by the bombastic political psalms
the NRA continues to pray,
and may Sarah’s crusade
to interpret the Constitution lead her
to the Bering Sea where
an opportunity to walk on
spring ice becomes her christening,
this wrath of water.
David Feela writes a monthly column for The Four Corners Free Press and for The Durango Telegraph. A poetry chapbook, Thought Experiments, won the Southwest Poet Series. His first full length poetry book, The Home Atlas appeared in 2009. His new book of essays, How Delicate These Arches , released through Raven's Eye Press, has been chosen as a finalist for the Colorado Book Award.
