Whatabout

Did you hear the latest from Trump?

Well whatabout Obama?—

Whatabout Clinton?—

Whatabout Bush?—

Whatabout Reagan?—

And whatabout that Jack Kennedy?—

Round and round we go naming

each bead of the human rosary,

each bead once more removed from now.

Never giving ourselves over to our life

we forfeit the only instant we own.

Well whatabout Abel?—

Am I my brother’s keeper?

Before the earth was barely old

the Angelus bell rang God’s answer.

Cain paused, pierced by the truth:

Yes, that we may be made worthy

of the promises of Christ. Amen.