The Crash

The Crash

A Poem by John Alexander McFadyen

The Crash

So shallow

 the sinners who take their forgiveness from the Son of Man

each and every day

only to slaughter his lambs in the field.

They set up stall in the temple of God to peddle their hate

and the cheap thrills of the flesh they endorse,

and when the pillars tumble it is not their souls that are crushed,

not their heads that roll,

not their children who starve.

No it is the lives of the innocent that are lost,

cast into darkness forever.

And those bankers,

they climb over the corpses of the masses

to sit upon the piles

their hate of human kind has created.

There they seek in pious denial

our forgiveness.

 

19/06/13

© 2013 John Alexander McFadyen


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Hi John! You are mind blowing when you write with such conviction. A really hitting piece.

"So shallow
the sinners who take their forgiveness from the Son of Man
each and every day
only to slaughter his lambs in the field" - So brilliantly spoken.

And the unfairness of it all so beautifully worded. Some universal truths brought to fore with a lot of flair and eloquence. I can go on and on but I'll just say I really loved this refreshing and different write from you.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AYVID N

11 Years Ago

Yes Thanks John. I am better placed now. And I hope to begin trying writing again soon. :)
John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

I am pleased to hear that and I will look forward to you writing again.
AYVID N

11 Years Ago

Thanks!



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You Brits are the masters of the English language and masters of poetry. Well done master McFadyen
-KK

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Ha, ha! I think not Kiran. My command of English is best described as 'middling', many thanks.
A most telling piece that negates the edge of reasoning for us mere readers.

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Ha not sure I understand thuis but thank you Thomas. Greed from our moneymen put us in the mess we a.. read more
Thomas Fitzgerald

11 Years Ago

I agree trust me! x
This sings so strongly about the hypocrisy and anti humanity that goes on out there. I am not Christian as I actually follow my people's traditions but I have studied religions and find wisdom in all of them. This reminds me of how Jesus got angry at the money changers and pharisees in the temple and yet those are the same kind of people running churches now. Well done!

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Many thanks OB. I had in mind the bankers who act like good, God fearing, upstanding citizens whilst.. read more
Powerful words here John. Very apt for todays economic hardships. ;-)

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Powerful words that like all the political vitriol will maintain the status quo. Thanks AMS
It's sad just how much the banking industry controls. Great imagery here. I like how you allude to the scene of the moneylenders. Very powerful!

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Yes and the money men manipulate the world and it's resources and cause strife. Thank goodness for B.. read more
Mark

11 Years Ago

I dunno about Gates. He's making up for thr monster he created I guess. Branson is someone I wanna b.. read more
Very deep message hidden under those big words my husband would say :) But I liked it. The mocking (for lack of a better word at the moment) of the bankers and their underhanded tactics, and the money hungry grubs who would otherwise drive institutions (family and commercial) into the ground.

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Thanks Kirstin I think most decent people feel angered by it all.
Hi John! You are mind blowing when you write with such conviction. A really hitting piece.

"So shallow
the sinners who take their forgiveness from the Son of Man
each and every day
only to slaughter his lambs in the field" - So brilliantly spoken.

And the unfairness of it all so beautifully worded. Some universal truths brought to fore with a lot of flair and eloquence. I can go on and on but I'll just say I really loved this refreshing and different write from you.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

AYVID N

11 Years Ago

Yes Thanks John. I am better placed now. And I hope to begin trying writing again soon. :)
John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

I am pleased to hear that and I will look forward to you writing again.
AYVID N

11 Years Ago

Thanks!
Take, take, take and smile behind big expensive cigars. A slight hand slap makes them giggle like school girls and then laugh out loud in the faces of the little people. Very cool John and very true.

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Thank you Jack
I saw yesterday in Sky News that bankers are getting the same boni as before the crash, so you are
exactly, exactly right...a fine poem, the kind of work you do very well.

Posted 11 Years Ago


John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Thank you Leslie for such lovely compliments
Wasn't sure where you were going with this one at first other then the religion slant John, then I was hit with the striking blow of deplorable bankers and their underhanded rip off tactics that have caused so much chaos and pain, love your choice of music too, prefect all together.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

John Alexander McFadyen

11 Years Ago

Thanks Frieda. Sye taught me new tricks! Like inserting music videos. This started life as another r.. read more

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