Chad Parenteau
Resistance Tankas, Reel 15
Tiger King Jesus Tanka
Tiger King Jesus
on trial for everyone’s sins
by repeating them,
all crucifixion without
a kingdom to fall back on.
Zombie Jesus Tanka
At pandemic’s height,
Zombie Jesus has returned
to give humankind
something they can see and kill.
Just aim for the head. Amen.
Jared Kushner Jesus Tanka
Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad.
Jared Kushner Jesus cries
Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad.
Standing by with his own cross.
Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad. Dad!
Chad Parenteau is the author of Patron Emeritus (FootHills Publishing, 2013). His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Tell-Tale Inklings, Queen Mob’s Tea House, The Skinny Poetry Journal, Ibbetson Street, Molecule, and Résonance. He serves as associate editor of Oddball Magazine and hosts the venerable Stone Soup Poetry series in Boston. His second full-length collection, The Collapsed Bookshelf, is forthcoming.
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