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5/11/2010 11:47:15 PM Timothy Yeager Posts: 2	Curse this man's ambition, Cut'em down, cut'em down. Let us cleanse with our incisions This delirium he's found. Sorry Caesar, time to die, Seems your reach has breached the sky, And your head is far too large to wear the crown. Was it pride that took your life? Even Brutus lent his loyal knife. Or was it jealousy about the town? Middle march in Rome is sweet, But greener grasses breed deceit. And it's hard to find your foes when friends abound. Curse this man's religion, Nail'em down, nail'em down. And the millions who have listened To his sermon on the mount. Sorry Jesus, but to reign As god on earth would be insane, So we offer you instead this thorny crown. Were you not the savior they had sought? Did life conflict with what you taught? Or was it politics that brought you down? You preached of peace in promised lands, Then murdered by the mob's demands. And to this day your message can't be found. Curse this man's intention, Shoot'em down, shoot'em down, He will pay for his dissention, And for spreading it around. Sorry Martin, but your dream Will disrupt our old regime. Only we can have the right to wear the crown. Was it just a man who killed the king? A troubled soul who did this thing? Or was it that our hate was so profound. That even in the world anew, We favor those who share our hue. And to our own beliefs we're tightly bound.
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5/12/2010 9:23:51 AM Patty Lane Posts: 5	Catie, I think the line " then murdered by the mobs demands" is referring to "Jesus" being murdered as the mob did seem to demand is death. No doubt the mob was peppered with "agreeable" folk to facilitate Jesus's death. But then, unless the author jumps in here ... we may never know! However I did like the poem! hugs, Patty
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5/12/2010 1:22:22 PM Timothy Yeager Posts: 2	Thank you Catie and Patty for taking the time to comment. You're right Catie. Grammatically it seems to indicate that Jesus turned into a murderer. The line was arranged this way to fit the rhythm. I think most will understand that I meant that he was murdered by the mob's demands. The original line was: You preached of peace in promised lands, Then perished at (by) the people's hands, And to this day your message can't be found. I changed the line because I thought it could be slighted as somewhat anti-semetic. The 'people' in the promised land were mostly Jews and that line seemed to place blame on the whole of the nation and not a misinformed, biased, and bloodthirsty mob which could arise at any place, any time, and in any circumstance.
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