I am; and not the rain man
Am sinful and sinless
It all depends
You see I am Catholic
That means on Sundays
I shed my loads, am holy
I am light now
Light weight, feathery feel
I am sinless
That is the old religion, reserved for Sundays
Today's priest are therapist
Robe-less, shrinks
Off loads, done in offices
On Freud couch, no temples
Confession boxes,"no holies"
No Hail Maries
And Seven Our Fathers
The Lords pray
To forgive, to be forgiven
In butter trade,
I make that fair trade
No one said anything about forgetting
How do I learn if I am to, with amnesia
Basic instinct holds onto that part
These days, its by the hour
He says none, be paid by the hour
And writes a bit, legs crossed, nods a bit
"Keep your ten percent on tithe
I will make more from you by the hour
And you can not hold me to my word on moral"
"You making progress"
He says, in few lines said
To keep me blabbing by the hour
On weight gain and light feel
On worries and trepidation
In search to find myself, charged by the hour
And modern churches, are just the same
Same, same, same, they are just same
Rather too keen on tithes I say
I am sinful and sinless
What's my religion,
Well what day is it?
Am sinful and sinless
It all depends
You see I am Catholic
That means on Sundays
I shed my loads, am holy
I am light now
Light weight, feathery feel
I am sinless
That is the old religion, reserved for Sundays
Today's priest are therapist
Robe-less, shrinks
Off loads, done in offices
On Freud couch, no temples
Confession boxes,"no holies"
No Hail Maries
And Seven Our Fathers
The Lords pray
To forgive, to be forgiven
In butter trade,
I make that fair trade
No one said anything about forgetting
How do I learn if I am to, with amnesia
Basic instinct holds onto that part
These days, its by the hour
He says none, be paid by the hour
And writes a bit, legs crossed, nods a bit
"Keep your ten percent on tithe
I will make more from you by the hour
And you can not hold me to my word on moral"
"You making progress"
He says, in few lines said
To keep me blabbing by the hour
On weight gain and light feel
On worries and trepidation
In search to find myself, charged by the hour
And modern churches, are just the same
Same, same, same, they are just same
Rather too keen on tithes I say
I am sinful and sinless
What's my religion,
Well what day is it?
It’s the day of new beginnings! Hallelujah and Three Hail Maries; tis the beauty of religion...sin and forgive. The only price paid is in the till when it passes by. I loved this poem; wonderful work! Cheers, Dave
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant. I love your lighthearted take on religion. Well done, Kodjo.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
A++
I agree...this is brilliant. I certainly understand the Catholic aspects of this. :0)
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Oh I loved the first 2 lines itself..so much
ReplyDelete'Am sinful and sinless
It all depends '
holy only on sundays!!! :p
ReplyDeletelol, enjoyable read...happy potluck!
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good read
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