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This poem was written in response to “Isaiah 5:20” poetry contest, Anthony Biaanco, sponsor, February 1, 2026: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. (Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)

THE WORLD'S NEW SLOGAN

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They call it choice 
when the womb goes quiet,  
a right 
when tiny bones turn to ash in the incinerator.  

They name it gender-affirming  
when scissors sever healthy flesh 
from trembling children  
too young to buy cigarettes.  

They stamp justice on riots that burn cities,  
while cops kneel, not to pray, 
but to appease the flames.  

They tweet my body, my decision  
while pushing needles into arms~  
mandatory kindness with a 
vaccine barcode.  

The screen glows: hate speech
for quoting Leviticus,  
but brave 
for drag queens 
twerking in kindergarten.  

The bill passes—compassion in bold print~  
as homeless veterans 
freeze behind dumpsters,  
but addicts get free needles 
and a safe spot to collapse.  

The headline screams hero 
for the man in a dress  
breaking records meant for women,  
while the actual women 
are told to sit down and clap.  

The degrees pile up~
PhDs in dismantling civility~  
as Rome burns and the tenured arsonists  
hand out matches like diplomas.  

They’ve renamed all the devils,  
swapped the labels on the jars.  
The world’s new slogan? Progress.

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