Revelation

You speak in reverential tones

a hush descends, friends

prepare to fawn

whilst on...

and on...

and on...

you drone

of love

 for your wife

three kids

and your good, Christian home;

such a convenient lie

as

time and again

a momentary lapse

a subtle fall from grace

you repeat

the memory

fueling evil intent

as you revel, in their dispair

and gloat

reaching your hand to pate

to seal their fate

whilst stroking their hair,...casually

with an outstreched claw 

you reveal your true self;

a wolf dressed up

as a lamb

not of God

but bereft of style, grace

leering lecherously

as you remember her face

and womenly grace

that you sought

in vain

to steal.

 

© Paul O' Neill 2013

Author's Note

Can you guess who this is about??

Reviews

[justjenn_2u]

A wolf in sheep's clothing, clearly defined in a solid poem. You express it right to the point and hold back no punches. Write on....

[Pól]

thank u, JJ

[Circe]

a complex and interesting perspective on the sinister web of deception people use for control... this is chilling.. a luminous and unrelenting revelation. your thoughts race for truth at all times.

[Pól]

thank you Circe- I had in mind a particular problem involving the Catholic clergy in Ireland, but I think this is true of most organised religions to make it more universal I used a particular type of "good-living" hypocrit, probably the type that we have all encountered, to illustrate the point.

[Circe]

yes it is a very appropriate illustration.. i was thinking of the jehovah's witness scandal we had here too, but this can be related to any system of exploitation. thank you.