Shared in a Kiss

A posse of paranoid preachers runs my government
Fingering strings of their figurehead puppet-president
I might be out of my mind but humankind should be kind
So it would seem to me but that is my insanity
Though I might be as Christian as my judges I am not
Worth listening to since I remind them what they forgot

Should these overlords cut off my Social Security
To punish me now for speaking my mind
That way when I die in the gutter I will die for free
Medi-Cal and Medi-Care just like life remain unfair

They talk about us being left behind
All I know is those who have been the most unkind to me
Say the least loudest have seeing eyes blind
Because they dare not open them to see us as we are
Their religion and politics mix to hypocrisy
The love taught in the gospels dried up in an airless jar

Or is it that we lesser creatures lack humanity?
Some of us live in this world here and now and their rapture
Which will whisk them out of the mess they made
Leaves us in their plan as prisoners fit for their capture

They huff and puff but I am not afraid
I trust in you and me and common sense
My peace of mind sufficient recompense
To fight with my last heartbeat to the end
My love for humankind my last defense
My last breath shared in a kiss with a friend

+Steven Curtis Lance



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