AMERICAN JESUS
BANG BANG AMERICAN JESUS WANTS TO SHOOT ME
“I DON’T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU ARE AMERICAN,” AMERICAN JESUS YELLS,
“YOU’RE A DAMN MEXICAN” BANG BANG
BEING MEXICAN MEANS BEING SINFUL
AMERICAN JESUS DOESN’T CARE THAT I GO TO BAPTIST CHURCH BECAUSE THEY
ARE SINNERS AND UNAMERICAN
AMERICAN JESUS LIKES GUNS WOMEN AND FUCKING
AMERICAN JESUS DOESN’T CARE THAT I AM BLEEDING OUT NOW
AMERICAN JESUS ESPECIALLY DOESN’T LIKE THAT I GO TO CATHOLIC CHURCH
ONLY HEATHENS WORSHIP IDOLS AND THAT STATUE OF MARY IS WORTH
SHOOTING
AMERICAN JESUS LIKES CHOICES BUT NOT MY CHOICES AMERICAN JESUS YELLS
“PICK THE RIGHT RELIGION” BUT I’M ALREADY DEAD SO I CAN’T SEE ALL THE
OPTIONS
AMERICAN JESUS IS AN ETERNAL SCREAM OF WHITE AMERICANA AND WHITE
AMERICANA IS THE NINTH CIRCLE OF HELL AMERICAN JESUS IS MY
PUNISHMENT
SORRY AMERICAN JESUS NEXT TIME I’LL BE BULLETPROOF
By Ashley Miranda
Biography:
Ashley Miranda is a latinx poet from Chicago. Her work has been previously featured by the Denver Quarterly, Yes, Poetry, Ghost City Review, Lockjaw Magazine, and Glass Poetry Press. She tweets impulsive poetry and other musings @dustwhispers.