RELIGION IN THE WOMB

when i was just an embryo

i started getting hip

about where i'd be headed

when at last i jumped this ship
.

the organs of my hearing

heard the organs of the church

i felt that i was baptized

in the fluids where i lurched
.

if i didn't grasp the language

more or less i got the clue

of the preacher's exclamations

as i squatted in the pew
.

surrounded by tranquility

i swam in seas of love

while learning of the wondrousness

of heaven up above
.

my mind filled up with knowledge

as my body was unfurled

so anxious for the day

when i'd be tossed into the world
.

although i'm not quite born yet

i've no fear about the tomb

it's so easy to find peace

when taught religion in the womb