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IKnowNoBox
Nov 24, 2007 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Fear the Love Of God

In a church packed with ammo

a religious text opened

and forced before a "follower"

"Get better with God!"An order,

Do you want to eat?

or be staved among the heathens

 

on a street corner packed with shoppers

an advertisement page opened

and flashed before a consumer

"Get this toy for your child!"A request,

 Do you want them happy?

 or to hate Santa forever

 

alone with our soul in silence

a still mind to reflect upon

vivid recollections come easily

"Get it together as best I can."A mantra

 Do I want my spirit free?

 from what others pervert for gain.

 

— IKnowNoBox, Nov 24, 2007

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Region, Country: East Coast, USA

Favorite Poets: Weird Elf, Shel Silverstein, The Poet Anonymous

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TheRealTearsICry

18 years 6 months ago

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nice.
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IKnowNoBox

18 years 6 months ago

Thank You Jess

You really gave me the nudge to do it with direct insight and critique.As well as others here at neopoet. Stay Tuned Elf. Cheers, Dabbler
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 6 months ago

Have you ever seen the work

Have you ever seen the work of the American cartoonist Ron Cobb? One of his works shows a little white kid with heaps of toys and a little black kid in rags with nothing. The white kid is saying "If you got something it's cos you're good and if you got nothing it's because you're bad, just ask Santa". This poem brought it to mind from 35 years back! cheers, Jess
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IKnowNoBox

18 years 6 months ago

People make dogs beg for treats

Religion makes people beg for salvation...Ho Ho Ho Which list are you on? I will check out the cartoonist I like R. Crumb myself(well I like him alot)!
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 6 months ago

Oh, yeah, dig R Crumb

and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Think you will like Cobb but he is pretty heavy. cheers, Jess
Sinbadthesailorman

Sinbadthesailorman

18 years 6 months ago

I am a believer in God and His Son Barr none

But I to am very disatisfied with the twisted way men and who ever have decived the masses For the gift is simple when taking as a gift and so complex it becomes when humans handle it But that is the blessing of ignorence and faith you may call it it what you will but all will be revealed if once delivered into the hand of the supernatural BEING who can or dare pluck you out so spirtual you may claim who's spirt is it that you seek? if one is seeking ones self then does he not become his on God A tid bit for the miceses chasing the cheese
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 6 months ago

Have you read my poem "Killing God" on this site?

most people don't understand how I can be a spiritual atheist. Mostly it's to do with rejecting organised religion and believing that spiritual matters are just science we don't understand yet. But the poem I refer to is an important one to me. cheers, Jess