Imprimatur Pending
Don't Take the Gospel as Gospel
Taking the Gospel as gospel
Mis-taking the devil as hostile
Self-appointed commissars
Grace-annointed imprimaturs
Determine what are the truths that
Prepackage in nihil obstat
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No one sees God everywhere
From everywhere God sees us there
Circumspection is polarized
Introspection clean-slated, baptized
The laws of physics shouldn't bend
When Canon loosens knotted ends
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Uncertainty spares the rod somewhere
Children of God, spoilt unaware
Conscripting the devout is insufficient
Into Christ's army, with doubtful mission
Inquiring minds mature as young bodies grow
Dogma retards both in obedient backflow
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Three Hail Marys and a Glory Be
Won't make you sinless if you wanna be
The heresy is hearsay here, say now
That blasphemy is apostasy, a swear, and a vow
Promises to God are written by others
Who swear you vows you accept or suffer
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Gerard DiLeo
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Comments (3)
Enigmatic, insightful, thought provoking. Nothing should stand in the way of wide spread publication of your poem. 😝
Lots to unpack but essentially, YES! Who wrote the religious books? Humans (oh please, "inspired by," sure go ahead, believe it). Why do Catholics need a priest to absolve them and not just go directly to their God; so many questions but it all comes down to CONTROL. In the past, controlling kids, or women, or the populace to get tithes, etc. I could go on for days. Well done.
Exceptional writting!