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Black Jesus   ( for Chris )



God
Is a white man
So they would have you believe

His only born son
A white man to

Not Arab or Negro

Though hailing from the dusty deserts
Of Palestine’s Arabia

More racially inherent the colour
And features bone structures
And skin would be tan, brown or black

Perhaps God
Was a Roman

And the interpretations of text
From Hebrew
A complex art
With all its parts of changing vowels
By the placements of a single point
Spells out different meanings
Placed on a word

But hey what the hell
We’ll interpret as we choose
And fit the bill
Clever little scholars of the future
We’ll bend the truth
Into a lie

This great and Holy foundation
Built upon cliché acceptance
Of a story lost in time
Through the twists and turns 
Of intent to mislead
Away from this………

“The kingdom of God is inside you and all around you

  Not in mansions of wood and stone

  Split a piece of wood and I am there
  
  Lift a stone and you will find me” 

  The Gospel of Thomas


Words and monuments
Books and stained glass
Obedience and ritual

Gold adorns a cross in ridicule

Death and life
Heaven and hell
Reward and punishment

None of which can tell you
Or replace
Or translate
Your heart
And soul

God
Is a white man
So they would have you believe

His only born son
A white man to

Not Arab or Negro

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