Saviour?


from the ABC set shamrock's ramblings

How can you lie so calmly there,
accepting all your lot?
Can you not see, this isn't fair;
that is some God, you've got!

You've spent your life believing in,
a saintly 'Saviour's' love.
Is there somewhere, an evil twin
that no-one's aware of?

What love is this that calls you 'home',
with anguish and with pain.
What can it serve, to watch your child
be driven half insane?

Is this the way that he rewards
all those, who praises sing
to this almighty torturer -
and kneel and call him king?

And yet you bid me, read for you,
to keep you satisfied,
about an ordinary man,
they scourged and crucified.

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Comments

shoe | February 13, 2010 - 11:05

Keep writing if that is what helps, The heartfelt emotion shows through in this poem, my thoughts and love,

Shirley xx

MistakenMagic | February 13, 2010 - 13:17

I've always used poetry as my therapy so I hope it too is helping you in this difficult time, Chris. Thinking of you.

Magic xxx

Curse of 222 | February 13, 2010 - 14:49

i really like the "evil twin" idea in the second stanza. i agree with shoe and magic...keep writing!

jason

threeleafshamrock | February 14, 2010 - 12:34

A way of off-loading angst, without actually breaking something; I suppose that could be termed therapy.

Thank you all for your input; it helps!

Chris

lenchenelf | February 18, 2010 - 21:52

Just to say thinking of you, keep strong xxx

small typo 'Saviour'