"Thoughts and Prayers and Virility Supplements"

Cast not upon them thorn and fire;

Rather, send them thoughts of scorn and ire.

For, as ogres, vampires, ghouls and ghosts,

Nazis, Klansmen, and fascists know:

Sticks and stones will break old bones,

But it’s the words that hurt the most.

So, bow your heads in prayer;

Show how much you care —

Legislate? No, supplicate

Your all-important potentate:

God, grant me the audacity to reject the facts I will not face,

The coffers to compensate the NRA,

And the permission to play the victim.