On Religion

Just my thoughts on religion and other belief systems in a poem

The stupidity of religion,

And their thoughts on authority,

Make me helpless to question,

Our prosperity,

When no matter what we do,

All they say is "you'll go to Hell,"

Same as me or you?

That's just what I can tell,

Just because all these Holy Sinners

Can make up all the rules,

Just to patronize the breadwinners,

The gospel singers and the fools,

From the uppity Catholics,

To the stuck up Mormans,

To the foolish boot licks,

And the sneaky w***e men,

And if I don't wish to pray,

Surely I will go Hell,

And definitely if I don't pay,

The Church because they mean well,

Now, don't get me wrong,

Don't send me away,

Can we just get along,

I pray every day,

And you know, I quite like the Wiccans,

They're very nice people,

According to the Church, though, Satanist Pagans,

And then their sheeple,

Who listen like fools,

Stand up and clap, 

just like the Sunday rules,

and It just makes me want to slap,

All those pious morons,

With their stupid hats,

And Sunday of Palms,

While their members grow fat,

On fish and wine

And of course,

Christ says, "That's fine"

Could religion get any worse?

And you know know,

I don't think I'm kidding,

Just to stop the show,

I might become a Wiccan,

At least they have decent standards,

And on Fridays I don't have to eat cod,

But then again, they don't like Colonel Sanders,

And they definately don't believe in God.

Author's Note

Just so you know, I am religious, I just enjoy a good satire of something every now and again. And I just want to point out, according to at least eight different religions, I'm going to Hell for existing,

Reviews

[Indie Skreet]

Great humour in this and good flow ..... and I guess I'll see you in hell one day ;) By the way, I write satire too and have just been asked to join a selective on Booksie.com. Can't post any of my new rhymes till my turn, but will post some soon. You may want to take a look. Not exactly satire, but i've posted one called The Problem With Writing Erotica which might make you smile?

[Robby DeLuca]

I can see why you's think it'd make me smile lol.

[Red Brick Keshner]

Oh how trapped we can feel in spite of the freedom that faith provides. It is such a paradox, nicely presented in a punctuated satire. May your articulation bring all concerned into order. It is a wake up call for anyone involved in the development and running of any organised religion. Thanks for sharing.