I Rebuke
"I rebuke the news in the name of Jesus. We ask that this false garbage come to an end."
~ Conservative pastor Tim Remington, Idaho. Quoted in The New York Times, 1/14/2021
I rebuke the kitchen in the name of cleanliness.
I rebuke my foot in the name of Fleuvog.
I rebuke the news in the name of the pennant-winning Yankees.
I rebuke my husband in the name of marriage.
I ask that this false dinner come to an end.
I ask that this false body come to an end.
I ask that my husband take out the garbage.
I ask that my husband pick up milk.
Not fake milk. Not goat's milk. Not almond milk.
I rebuke fake milk.
I rebuke goat's milk.
I rebuke almond milk.
This false garbage.
This false garage.
I rebuke my car.
I rebuke my bike.
I rebuke my watch.
I rebuke the news in the name of warm socks.
I rebuke the queue in the name of haste.
I rebuke the new in the name of memory.
I rebuke the dew in the name of snow.
I rebuke the snow in the name of blizzard.
I rebuke silence.
I ask that you treat me like a duchess.
I ask that you give me ice cream. And biscuits. And a hearty handshake.
I rebuke handshaking in the name of covid.
I rebuke covid in the name of slow breathing.
I revoke breathing.
I revoke walking.
I revoke drugs are whack.
I rebuke the war on drugs.
I revolt. I remember. I wish.
I ask that garbage come to an end.
I ask that rebuke come to an end.
I ask that Tim Remington come to an end.
Elinor Nauen