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Homage to Thomas Paine and
QUESTIONS FOR Noah and Elijah
the floods have drowned girls that have known no evil
...and done no evil
they have drowned children
... even unborn children
the drought has left boys starving
and old men
and wise women
and bitter women
and the earthquake has buried under the rubble an honest man
and a small man
and a bitter man
and a good man
and a virgin
and a whore
and the deadly plague struck a generous man
and a clean woman
and a legal child
and a prince of peace
and a farmer's wife
and the raging fire charred those who made love
and did not make love
and those who were wise
and were not wise
and those who lived
and those who did not live
and the fairy angel was killed when her blood could not fight and she was twelve
and dreamt of flowers...and of the dance...
she had done no harm to anyone at all
WHAT HIDDEN EVIL?
WHAT SECRET VICE?
WHAT HIDDEN EVIL?
WHAT CRIMINAL VICE?
WHAT HIDDEN EVIL?
WHAT SECRET VICE?
O H G O D W E WILL BE G O O D !
SPARE US!
SPARE US THEIR TERRIBLE FATE AS WE REPENT!
OH G O D WE WILL BE G O O D !
and they die of the plague
or worse
they die in grace
while practicing denial and violence on all else
they die ..in artificial grace..
they die before they die........for not to die
for a promise of riches and power out there
YET TO COME after just a few more tests
.........but hurting and impoverished they die......
the floods have drowned girls that have known no evil
and done no evil.
they have drowned children
.. even unborn children
I T ' S A TERRIBLE E V I L !
I T ' S AN EVIL V I C E !
EMBEDDED EVIL
HIDDEN VICE
EMBEDDED EVIL
SECRET VICE
BEDDED EVIL
THOUGHT VICE
TERRIBLE EVIL
SECRET VICE
HIDDEN EVIL
SECRET VICE
EVIL EVIL EVIL
O H G O D W E W I L L B E G O O D !
WE'LL CLEANSE OURSELVES
WE'LL OFFER SACRIFICES
AND DENY ALL NATURAL THINGS
the floods have drowned girls that have known no evil
and done no evil
and children and unborn children..
....and boys..
and the fairy angel was killed when her blood could not
fight and she was twelve
...and dreamt of flowers...and of the dance
..and it is life
..and it is death
and an eternal fight
not their evil
not their goodness
they are what they are
they fight
.....................................without hate...
but the fight must end
for it is too bitter too sweet..
and the combatants crave to unite...
for if they were true
they are what they are
they do not hate..
they meet...
..tenderly..
and the rock told the child it had just crushed
you are such a lovely child and pure
but I am what I am and you are what you are
After the calamity of interpretation
they remembered their union...
tenderly...
their ancient union...
tenderly...
their future union...
tenderly...
THEY RECOVERED THE PROMISED LAND OF EDEN
they loved their separation into oness....
tenderly... and achieved peace for always
GOD IS VICTORIOUS!
it's another seed punished killed..
ANOTHER SINNER DESTROYED !
O SPARE US
ALL-POWERFUL ONE !
spare us spare us SPARE US
WE SHALL BE GOOD !
.................
NO!
GOD IS NOT VICTORIOUS...
God knows no fear or hate...
but is made so..
in the minds of men and women
who fear and hate...
THEIR GOD IS VICTORIOUS or is not!
HIS POWER MUST BE MANIFESTED MATERIALLY!
THEIR GOD IS VICTORIOUS or is dethroned!
THEIR GOD HAS TO PERFOM INCESSANTLY ...
AND MAKE PROMISES
LANDS RICHES POWER VICTORIES TO CONQUER ALL
HORRENDOUS ACTS OF VENGEANCE
PUNISHMENT AND CLEMENCY
THEIR GOD HAS TO PERFORM MIRACLES ! or is dethroned !!
but God is..
and is what it is..
and is not life BUT CREATOR CREATRIX
....without fear or hate..
..but life too is..
..and is what it is
..and is not God .. and is God ..
...without fear or hate..
.............and it all starts again...............
from death to death shall it move
but when it moves it shall not be death
.. and in the end .. all things meet ... without hate and laugh at the incongruity of their artificial drama....
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Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)
Reviewed on May 18, 2003
I see what you mean, the begining is sort of like the end.
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