Posse Comitatus: The Powder River Hymnals

summoned verse
imprimatur round up
printing press rolls

flossed of loose silky fibers
indian corn growing flagrante bello
ink of hostilities on the run

let spittle fall
drivel upon the badge
deo favente with God's favor

rolled up cuffs
crux to bear
anthrax deadly to plugugly

segregate stories
christian flock to the back page
outlaws up front

whiskey barrel staves on the loose
telotype spreads the news
church broom baptised with sawdust and linseed oil

whores reprieve for killing religion's customer
bible quotes wanted dead or alive
posse comitatus recruits fill the powderhorn

ink overlay we reprint
the powder river hymnals
like the book of nehemiah old testament

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist