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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Jesuses, Gentle & Orange: (Pray Do Not Get 'Em Confused!) An Agony In Three Fits

     I 

Say "Hey!" to Gentle Jesus aka The Nazarene.
Don't pray to Orange Jesus aka The Tangerine. 
The first one's in a manger born (no rooms left at the inn).
The second one is born in Queens and sports an orange skin.

Say "Hi!" to Gentle Jesus who turns water into wine.
Bid "Bye!" to Orange Jesus, who's with grabbin' pussy "fine."
The first's a man of faith and hope -- and charity to boot.
The second launches charities then pockets all the loot. 

Say "Yes!" to Gentle Jesus, him who makes the blind to see.
A mess is Orange Jesus; lives there none as blind as he.
The first one also makes the deaf to hear, the lame to walk.
The other touts expensive bibles, books he looks to hawk.

     II 

Say "Yo!" to Gentle Jesus; he's a healer of the sick. 
Say "No!" to Orange Jesus, wheeler-dealer. (And a dick!) 
The first's a Jewish carpenter who some say walks on water. 
The second carps that, if he could, he'd doubtless date his daughter.

Say "Yah!" to Gentle Jesus; heed his "Children, come to me." 
Say "Nah!" to Orange Jesus and his university.   
The first's call'd Mighty Counselor, My Lord, the Prince of Peace.
The second's a misogynist -- who'd love to date his niece. 

Say "Oui!" to G! He feeds good folks with sev'ral fish 'n' loaves. 
Bend knee to O (or just say "No!") who exiles folks in droves. 
The first one is a friend to all; he's ev'rybody's brother.
The other (Vay! I'm sad to say) would even date his mother. 

     III

Say "Yay!" to Gentle Jesus. Lamb of God he's also call'd.
The other guy, call'd Ham of God (who'll ne'er admit he's bald)
is likewise known as Scam of God. (His shakedowns sometimes stall'd,
where 'pon he's call'd The Sham of God, tho' God's, no doubt, appall'd.) 

Say "Howdy, Gentle Jesus." He's the Way, the Truth, the Life. 
Kow-tow to Orange Jesus: he's with narcissism rife.
The first, who perish'd for our sins, tells followers he'll rise.
The next, a pear-shaped sinner, caught in 30,000 lies.

Say "Stet!" to Gentle Jesus. (Am I running short of rhymes...?) 
Say "Nyet!" to Orange Jesus who's the Hitler of our times.
So: which loves folks who after justice hunger, yearn and thirst...?
It ain't the guy exclaiming, "I should be Pope Don the First." 

     Fin     

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I sing of arms and the man... ...not his farm and gas mine...  (This is a tale of heroes in war, not agribusiness and the energy sector.)