self-anointed savior

there must be marked upon this brow
some special brand or symbol
to advertise that i'm fair game for
every pompous self-anointed savior
with their divinely decreed sermon
chosen especially for me today

heavenly father, spare me these
righteous christ-aholics, please
for this i sincerely genuflect
down on worn and aching knees

i near choked on my own vomit
from the latest god-sent dissertation
rammed down my gullet on this morn

i wonder where you are, sweet lord
when these crusading zealots call
could it be that you are stuck
again hanging there upon another
urgent hopeless bloody cross ?

or perhaps you've slipped away
to wander in the barren desert
for yet another go-around of
forty days and forty nights

i wouldn't fault you in the least
if you felt a need for some relief
it's a tough job you've been assigned
without the option to retire or resign

it seems to me, oh blessed lord
that they are not yet finished
with your poor and pitiful
blood-soaked, savaged carcass

it's certain ye shall never be
freed from that unholy crucifix
and mercifully laid to final rest
not as long as there's this
blind and desperate need for
some convenient sacrificial lamb
to take the brunt and blame
for their endless crimes and sins
or a suitably sanctioned
official trademark for that
exclusive inner-circle club

heavenly father, spare me please
the well-meaning, self-ordained
crusading christ-aholic saviors

and as for me, sweet lord
i have learned to set you free