IS CHRISTIANITY COMING TO AN END? have other "Gods" taken over in our daily lives? This is a short poem that addresses this issue- it was conceived following a local news item regarding the demolition of a local church.
END OF A CHURCH
SO HERE’S THE ONE WE FEAR THE MOST,
THE FATHER SON AND HOLY GHOST,
WE SOMETIMES HEAR THEM IN THE DARK,
OUT ON THE STREET OR IN THE PARK,
FOR JESUS CAME OPON THIS DAY,
BUT NOW HE’S LEFT AND GONE AWAY,
THOSE FINE SONGS THAT THE ANGELS SING,
NO JOY BUT MISERY WILL BRING.
FOR IN MY TOWN, THE PAPERS SAY,
ANOTHER CHURCH WAS LOST TODAY,
NO ONE LEFT TO SING OR PRAY
THEY JUST DEMOLISHED IT TODAY.
THE FATHER SON AND HOLY GHOST,
HAVE GONE AWAY, FOR WE ARE LOST,
THE GOD WE WORSHIP NOW IS CLEAR,
THIS SILVER SCREEN WE HOLD SO DEAR,
WITH DRESSES SHORT AS MORALS LOW,
THERE IS NOWHERE THAT’S LEFT TO GO
WE DRINK THE WINE AND BREAK THE BREAD,
THEN GO AND BREAK ANOTHER’S HEAD.
WHERE ONCE HE WALKED WE FEAR TO TREAD,
FOR NOW OUR FEET HAVE TURNED TO LEAD..
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