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cross on fire

April 18, 2024
By wild_at_heart PLATINUM, West Allis, Wisconsin
wild_at_heart PLATINUM, West Allis, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
Matthew 6:34 - "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."


i hold my cross in hand,

proud of my Father and all that He’s done for my growth

but i hold it behind my back,

for no one but me can know.

the liberals gather around me

as i stand eager and unafraid.

my hand ready to greet them all

but they swat it away as i stand helpless and betrayed.

their eyes hunt me down like a lamb;

they take notice of the cross on my necklace.

they stab me with the dagger edge of their tongues;

their words are hurtful and reckless:

“A HOMOPHOBE!”

“EVIL!”

“HATEFUL!”

i force myself to be silent,

even if their lack of respect is distasteful.

my cross has been lit on fire

 and i stand alone.

then and there, i make the decision

that my children will stay at home.


The author's comments:

With lines from “How the Battle Over Christian Nationalism Often Starts With Homeschooling” by Bob Smietana and Emily McFarlan Miller, a Pulitzer Center Reporting Project


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