the great could-be

a prayer to our maybe-god.

our perhaps-father,
who art maybe in heaven,
hallowed be thy ambiguous name.
forgive us sort-of sinners,
o great could-be,
and bless us
with the warmth
of our bullshit savior
"saving"
our cement and neon light hearts.

forgive us, please,
great lord of maybe.
save for us a place in heaven
next to your shameful throne
of tomorrow's broken promise.

amen.

Author's Note

Another one that's been on my mind for a while. A sarcastic prayer to God is something that I find humorous but thought-provoking.

Reviews

[Miss Fox]

"our cement and neon light hearts."
I can see it. Your sarcasm is piercing and comical at the same time. I congratulate you in your ability to say what many can't figure how to put into words.

and I think it's funny that the add on the page, while I read this, is for a Christian Prayer Center where you can post prayer requests.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Very well written Cole

[Zack Burton]

Wow, that's nice! Reminds me of my one little anecdote, "Politically Correct Jesus." I'd suggest reading it on my blog, but I don't wanna prostitute myself.

Anyways, I really enjoyed this bit of poetic satire. Very nice.

[ju]

love it. for many, many reasons. but not least because you posted on a sunday.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Sarcastic prayer, now this I love, a reverent who's that of the supernatural and unseen, well written and caustic, well done, great read.