As a child, I believed in The tooth fairy,
Christmas, The Godchild in the manger, Saints, The Devil, Santa Claus,
Resurrection and The Easter Bunny.
We were Catholics then Attending Sunday mass Confessing Being forgiven and sinning again The next week To be forgiven again and always dropping money
In the collection box At Church to support A wealthy religion with a billion members,
The largest landowner on earth.
At twelve, my mother
shattered my American innocence
By becoming a Jehovah Witness
Listening to talk radio 580 last nite when I couldn't sleep - it's subject was Santa claus, etc, and the radio announcer stays on the radio all holidays cause so many people are very alone and lonely. His attitude is so great and comforting.
There is most likely need for all of them, to accomodate all our human needs, but I draw the line, when power structures, such as organized religions, abuse their power when entering into political arenas, or pseudo type shams, that demean the very belief they are supposed to uphold. As Juliet said, well written. Jasmin Horst
Yes, and it needs to be said over and over again! There is divinity, but The Divine is not to be found inside any organizational structure. I love the way this winds rhythmically up and then steps down--rap-rap-rap--making points all the way.
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th
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