Psalms Are Not Alms
not by a longshot
By Chris ZPublished 3 years ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
"...palms flattened to pray."
Psalms Are Not Alms
Every day’s a new day
Pollyanna types are known to say
Platitudes rub me the wrong way.
One helping hand changes more than
One hundred palms flattened to pray.
So, save your performative prayers and thoughts
The language of self-proclaimed pious lots.
banal bromides are all you’ve got;
But Psalms are not alms, not by a long shot.
So, save your sugar pill sedative
for the damned and the plaintive.
My pain demands a palliative
More anodyne than any opioid can give.
About the Creator
Chris Z
My opinion column garnered more reader responses than any other contributor in the paper's 40-year run. As a stand-up comic, I performed in 16 countries & 26 states. I've written 2 one-man shows, umpteen poems, songs, essays & chronologies.
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