Poems of the Week

Strain at a Gnat, Swallow a Camel

by Steven Kent

“US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man…
[A] parent—whose identity was shielded and whom the teacher presumed to be ‘disgruntled’—
reported discovering his being mentioned in [the] obituary…”
The Guardian

The diocese of NOLA hopes to dodge a second scandal,
Though God knows this kerfuffle to the first can’t hold a candle:
Two hundred mil (and counting) for protecting pedo fathers,
Yet one gay teacher makes the list of John Doe’s biggest bothers?