Wolf In Shepherd’s Clothing
Light/dark sonnet
Glass saints offer fragile benediction
Diffusing the son’s light in varied hues
Base desires hide behind soft diction
Candle bearing children feed a dark muse
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Black sheep robed in the finest white cotton
Once picked by black hands under white men’s whip
Guilty transgressions some wish forgotten
Hiding sins in outrage and censorship
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Alter boys send up smoke signals to God
Trauma burning along with the incense
A game of telephone, heavily flawed
Lost innocence forced to seek penitence
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Did we misunderstand the text, the plan?
We were warned the wolf would lie with the lamb
About the Creator
Sean A.
A happy guy that tends to write a little cynically. Just my way of dealing with the world outside my joyous little bubble.
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Comments (10)
Beautifully written. Well done on placing 😀
Some really great lines here, Sean. So glad your work on this was recognized. Congrats!!!
Nice juxtaposition of concepts. Congrats on your win!
This is serious and thought-provoking sonnet, Sean! I loved it! Congratulations!
Congratulations on your runner up placement! 🎉🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
The way you describe double standards in this sonnet is excellent. We use religion as an excuse, much of the time...for convenience. Well said. And congrats on a well-deserved win!
Your syllable work is really solid! You maintain a consistent 10-syllable line throughout, which gives the sonnet that classic iambic pentameter feel. The rhythm flows naturally. What I especially appreciate is how you manage to pack such weighty, complex ideas into that disciplined syllabic structure. It's not easy to say something this challenging while staying metrically tight, but you pull it off. Great job!
This was a thoughtfully composed sonnet, Sean, which presents ideas that we obviously share. I hate the way that God's word is used for Man's purpose. It's why I'm a Christian in the way I live my life but not a churchgoer nor a Bible reader. A great piece.
A striking and courageous sonnet, Sean. The juxtaposition of sacred imagery with historical and moral darkness gives this poem incredible weight. Every line challenges the reader to look deeper into the layers of faith and hypocrisy.