Charlton Heston and My Childhood

CHARLTON HESTON AND MY CHILDHOOD To say so in those days would surely have been libel But better than hellfire screamed from pulpits above Were the sandal and toga movies about the bible They always spoke softly to me about God’s love It seemed so logical, to do good - so just, so appropriate. God told Heston go forth, and lead people away from Brynner: When Charlton Heston told you to do it He said it not for show but from a love which was inner. Seemed to me in movies the good guys got rewarded And the hypocrites always got exposed - Reminded me of teachers who were applauded When they stood and as self-righteous religionists posed. Always made me happy to see on Saturday nights What was twisted or denied in school next week: In toga movies, even the bad guys had some rights And Heston favoured not the strong but the weak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner starred in movie THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Heston was the good guy, Moses. Brynner was the bad guy, Pharaoh. Final score: Moses 1 - Pharaoh 0