If you seek the antiChrist
Do not look for a mark
Because the mark
Is not on his head
But on his heart
And his sign is not a mark
But his works
And he is not one
But countless men and women
Living amongst us
Lording over us
Using their religion
And politics
To confuse
And dominate
To fill our world with
Hate
Greed
Anger
Fear
Violence
Replacing love with
Callous disregard
We elected them
We ordained them
We sanctified them
If you seek the antiChrist
Do not look for them
In the newspaper
Or on the internet
Or in the town square
But in the mirror
For we who fall short
Of the love of Christ
Have become that
Which we fear most
And the product
Of our own despising

©2021 Kevin Fraleigh