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Pugilist
Pugilist
Apr 01, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

God Loves Me Best

God Loves Me Best

I catalogue all my blessings,
My health and wealth and piety,
Because I am better than you,
And I realise God loves me best.

I look at all the suffering,
I witness all the misery,
All this angst that does not touch me,
Because it's true, God loves me best.

Should I ever suffer hardship
I know it is merely a test
Or the work of evil forces
Because I know God loves me best.

And when I damn your soul to Hell
And when I pray for your torment
And when I revel in your woes,
It's all because God loves me best.

If you were smart, you'd be like me.
If you were smart, you'd pray like me.
If you were smart, you'd beg of me;
Because you know God loves me best.

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This is a rarity.  Not because it is satire, though some folks will no doubt miss that aspect, not because it is tetrameter blank verse, and not because it addresses current events.  It is a rarity because from start to finish this took less than 30 minutes and for me that is something that rarely happens.  Thus calling it a rarity rather closes the circle.

Some people will be offended by this poem.  Tough shit.  If this poem offends you then I have succeeded in my intent.  That is right, I am stating that I wrote this poem to be offensive.  Deal with it or not but be advised any comments that attack me rather than critique the poem will be met with my customary response.  If you are not aware of this, well, try your luck and see what happens.

If you want to comment that I am being blasphemous or mocking religion or anything else of that nature, newsflash, God Loves Me Best so I will go with God on this and as She has told me only those who serve Satan will object, I must conclude that any negative comments about my subject matter or my person are the result of your worship of the devil and I give no credence to those who hate God and love Satan.

See that nice circular argument I have constructed?  If you feel you can unravel it, go ahead.  One of us will enjoy the ensuing conversation and one of us will be whining and crying that I am mean.

Update 4/2/2010

Line 2 Stanza 3 bothered me.  Reading it was OK, speaking it was a nightmare.  I believe the modification smoothes out the flow.  Also, I added the missing punctuation in stanza 5, giving it a less rushed, more arrogant and condescendingly spiteful  tone.
— Pugilist, Apr 01, 2010

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Region, Country: Jacksonville area, FL, USA, USA

Favorite Poets: Keats, Kipling, Carroll, Yeats, Tolkien, Shakespeare

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pamela

16 years 2 months ago

excellent

Dear P., The structure, the flow excellent. If I were to comment on content, which I'm not, I would say that you are very militant. P.
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

I am a Militant Moderate

It is true and I will fight for the right to be left the hell alone. Oh, and I am an instigator, I readily admit that obvious truth. --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

LOL!

Well done sir! --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

16 years 2 months ago

Pugilist

I am sickened, disgusted and appalled that you, of ALL people, would post such a derogatory, inflammatory, and marginalizing piece of work about good, decent, honest folk... LMAO Oh, Jesus Christ, I can NEVER keep a straight face when I'm lying through my teeth. I don't know about this being satirical, given the numbers of nakedly psychopathic "religious" folk we have running around on planet Earth. Reading your poem, I was reminded of Eric Rudolph, The Lord's Resistance Army, Scott Roeder, and all the rest of the rats, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu or otherwise, who think its okay to hate others because they believe God tells them to. As for your poem...I really do like the title, and knew where you were going to go with it right away. Your language use, as usual, cannot be faulted, the rhythm and pacing are excellent, and the theme way, way appeals to me. The beginning and ending, they are so-so, but that is trivial, given the quality of the piece overall. I particularly like the refrain at the end of each stanza, the repetition gives a wonderful feeling of mindless, brutish certainty. And the third stanza gives the piece a real sense of the nastiness and evil intent of such people. For those of you who take umbrage at P's poem, two things...if you think that this poem is about you, or your faith, you really do have to hold a mirror up to your own soul and faith, because, as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire... ...and I leave this link, for your edification, education, and in the spirit of "Know Thine Enemy": http://bigjournalism.com/bhallowell/2010/04/01/inside-the-cult-of-insanity-the-westboro-baptist-church/ Get thee behind me, Satan. Good stuff P, good stuff. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

Danka

I appreciate the commentary and critique Jim. I'll let it sit for a few days and see what comes to mind in the way of improvements. The link to the article about the Westboro Baptist Church folks is also appreciated. These are vile people whom should be struck dead and prove to me there is no interactive God. --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
O

Orphani

16 years 2 months ago

O

oops
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

Pugilist, you’re one

Pugilist, you're one cheeky bastard. And God is not your Father. ;-) ~A "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ A Course In Miracles
R

raskin

16 years 2 months ago

Great repetition, flows

Great repetition, flows well. Topical, pointed and well said. raskin
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

I came to place a comma

And stayed to address the issues Jim noted with the first and last stanza. I believe the rework of these two stanza gives the poem a better start and finish. Better meaning more offensive, of course. Thoughts and comments are welcome. --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Jonathan

I read the revision and i like the addition of the commas gives more strength to that first stanza ... like the title its in your face draws the eye and the rest of the poem speaks for itself, satire it is Jayne-Chloe
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

This is what happens when I write in one sitting

And is the reason I do not, as a rule, write a poem in a single sitting. I am too apt to gloss over problem areas as my enthusiasm supplants craft. Jim rightfully noted that stanza 1 and 5 of the original were weak and I believe I addressed those issues. Now I've gone back and fixed a problem area in stanza 3. No doubt there are a few more things I will fix in this as I review and let it cook. As always, harsh critique is welcome. --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
chumfin

chumfin

16 years 2 months ago

sir enough respect to you for this.

you sure know, that i would give this a five star, the message is good with , other literature whatever is secondary. it was a timely post here this post to is like a soothing balm, i love this work from the first to the last letter. thanks for acknowledging the most HIGH best regards. chumfin.
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

16 years 2 months ago

More offensive...

Only to those whom it characterizes. The new ending has given a better voice to the mindless cant of intolerant self-righteousness. Most excellent. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

Mother always loved you best

Mother always loved you best ~ The Smothers Brothers http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19960525&id=DesyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4341,3541244 "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ A Course In Miracles
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

Thanks all for the additional review

What started as a throw-away piece has progressed into a defend-able poem. This is why I am at Neopoet, to get the advice and consideration on my work from other creative individuals. Thanks again. --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)