The Church of Present Day Aint's

When you talk to people about positive things, why must they say you're preaching? And when you talk about the evil, it's just telling life as it is?

I'm feeling like I must be preaching to the choir here.

Everybody tunes in to their ITunes;

but never to the brute truth...

that's why all the heroes disappeared.

Before I get long in the tooth,

or any grey-er in my beard,

I promised my unborn I'd make this and him my focus,

rearing him in a happy environment, absent of fear.

It's those damn closed minds don't allow people to hear.

I feel like I'm preaching to the choir....

'cause you know the choir sangs what they feel,

fake what they don't and pray to God that they come across real.

Pews fix postures; but there are other fixes for heathens,

and houses that slaughter heifers....

while the choir is tuning this out....

they must be doing the work of the creator,

helping lepars.

I feel like I'm preaching to the choir....

I'm being labeled a preacher because I see the brimstone and fire.

You'd rather adopt aberration in the highest places,

and look upon me with the straight face of a great liar.

I swear I must be preaching to the choir...

my pulpit is as stone as the verse that I spit.

You won't even bow your head....

you're confused when I part my lips.

And these desperate days aim to make a warrior tired.

It's futile if it's all practice, and I'm just....

preaching to the choir.

Reviews

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Proselytization can be a thankless task if no one wants to hear the truth. And when the choir is too caught up in worshiping the worship, they tend to miss the point!

Your opinion has been creatively and poetically noted! I was reminded of this passage;

Matthew 13:15 (New International Version)

15 For this people's heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.

God's Blessing
Phillozofee

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

Well spoken I espcial like that you're making you unborn the focus, to make him happy. That should be the way of the world. Your words were clear and flow smoothly, your meaning and convictions came through clearly. Well done.

[Carole]

You said it all in your tag line P. R. Is it because "misery loves company?" Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Why is is it is perfectly Okay for satanists to print their horror and gore, but when a Christian posts a piece about God, it is taboo? Sort of an unspoken rule? Conviction maybe? It's also discrimination and a direct assault against "freedom of speech." This was expressed wonderfully and thought provoking. Thank you. :-)

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Yeah famlee this right here is a heata!!!...from the title to your wordplay...you're on point like a needle...OUTSTANDING! Keep preaching to the choir maybe one day folks will here past the church...ONE::

[J. Hampton]

P.S.

I am jealous of the word-play in that title....

another... "wish-I-thought-of-that-moment"

Blesssssssssss

[J. Hampton]

Man...

I feel this one...
Stay encouraged Cuz...keep droppin knowledge and wisdom
don't ever give up....
if even " one" listens....if even one

For real I believe ya have a lil Prophet in ya
God is definitly dealing with you and has more than prepared your mind...
keep doin whatcha do....

" And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family."
~ matthew 13:57

" They walk about in darkness,they do not see ...hear or understand ...an all the foundations of the earth are off course " ~ Psalm 82:5

~ Daddy ...your lil' one will be comin' into this world with a man...in his place

New Fav.....
you keep doin that

Blesssssssssss

Ya nee to bring ya behind to one of my Poets Lounges

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

Everything works well in this poem. The title, you always come up with these tight title names, pulls me in. Then the poem itself is great! I could see your emotions and intensity just ooze out in every line. I could see you coming up with this in a short time because it's whatyou feel deep down in your soul, and that always makes for the best poetry, that's what I do when i write....i agree. peole out there are so much hypocrites, acting like saints when really thea are just as sinful as everyone else. none of us are perfect. thanks for voicing this.

i lreally like this line (among many)


Everybody tunes in to their ITunes;

but never to the brute truth...

AMEN!!! ha ha

[J.P.O.et]

You're not 'preachin to the choir 'my friend, I hear you
That 'brimstone and fire' is coming if we don't change our ways.

'and houses that slaughter heifers'

Powerfull, refering to gluttony and the inhumane nature we regard life as we slaughter
cattle in horrific conditions, often times still alive.
This is what we need, to be spoken to and informed
Don't be deterred by people's apathy, just keep spittin to em
We gonna come up

J.P.O.et