Color Outside the Lines

Color outside the lines Coloring outside the lines Not at my school Nuns frowned on that; Skirts above the knee No way Not at my school; No gum, no pens, No make-up Not allowed-uh-uh Not at Saint George School; Memorize your verses Three a night Don'miss a word Mistakes not allowed; Practice cursive Letter after letter after letter Fingers hurting Pain allowed; Piano lessons once a week Pay your dollar Sister so-and-so Smacks fingers with ruler You missed a note Abuse allowed; Forgot your homework Stay after school Clean chalkboards Sweep the floor Empty wastebaskets Write 300 times Do not forget homework Rebellion stirs; Mass every morning Kneel, stand, sit Be quiet more rules; Cover your hair Genuflect, repeat Latin Over and over What did I say? God loves you Unless he's angry You stuck out your tongue A bolt of lightening Strikes, you shiver; Not the first time you shiver; Hell is your destiny Unless you are perfect Pure, holy, say ten hail Mary's Five our father's; Maybe you'll be lucky End up in purgatory; Then someone can light candles For a price and pray you out Really. Now if you r a survivor Of Catholicism You know only Jesus Was perfect, only Jesus Died, rose again, sits at The right hand of his father Opening heaven for us Imperfect people Or you are an atheist Or you believe Jesus was a good man, A prophet; or you believe Nothing at all; Priests--saddest of all Children robbed Of innocence--cover ups, Lies, transfers--more abuse; Are there Catholics who believe What they believe, sure; Is there a pope, sure; Will Catholicism survive?