the preachers of pride

there was a trio of them yesterday on tenth street with their stupid signs, and today there were more signs plus some preacher with a loudspeaker who harangued  the crowd with his bullshit when he wasn't getting drowned out by the roar of the sinners --- finally an inspired group dressed all in white stopped silently in front of them and just stood there, backs turned while the rest of the parade went by --- the guy with the wheeled cross failed to show up this year