faith advisor || Waverly Vernon

White House has
a faith advisor.
imagine that.
faith, sold
like oil
or arms deals.

 

she says
$1,000
gets you a blessing.
God’ll hand you
an angel
long life
no sickness
a golden sky
just sign
the fucking check.

 

meanwhile,

people starve

in silence.
people ration
pills like war rations.
kids eat once a day.
mothers skip meals
for their children.
and she’s out here
selling Jesus
like a fucking time-share.

 

ARE YOU EVEN WATCHING?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HELL COSTS?

PEOPLE CAN’T AFFORD RENT

CAN’T AFFORD FOOD

CAN’T AFFORD TO PRAY LIKE YOU DO


or is this god
just for the rich?
you don’t want us dead—
you want us useful
until we are.

 

as long as we’re tired
and broke
and sick
enough not to fight—
you keep winning.

 

Jesus?
he’d burn your office
rip down your curtains
flip every table
call it theft
not faith.
he threw people like you
out of temples—
and he’d do it again.

 

may your blessings

choke you.

may your angels

file W-2s.

may your God

show up

and not recognize

a single one of you.

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