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Devil In the Pullpit

Devil in the Pullpit It's Sunday service, and there you are! A wolf in sheeps clothing, stalking your prey from afar. your lambs are oblivious, they are being led to the slaughter, one would never suspect you, not even your own daughter. People are charmed, by your style and charisma. Little could they know, your intentions are so dismal. Sinister at best, to describe your twisted plans. Seeking out the weak, who put their trust in your hands. Externally seen as a "man of God", internally, you were nothing more than a modern day Judas Kiss! As you prepare your sermon, no one has a clue; the man who preaches salvation, is an evil Pharisee too! The organ begins to play, and I feel your cold stare. Without speaking a word, the warning is very clear. Proudly, you once said to me, "Go ahead and tell if you dare. You think someone will believe?" You don't know the power invested in me! I sit amid the pews, concealing your secret. I've held it in for this long, but I can no longer keep it! You are a devil in the pullpit, a serpent among swine. Ruthlessly carrying out satan's work, tainting that which is Divine....

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 4/4/2017 8:42:00 AM
I feel your pain, and sympathize with the torturous feelings one might have in that situation. Too many have suffered abuse by the clergy in one way or another, but be assured God sees all and they will pay one way or another.
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Date: 4/4/2017 6:22:00 AM
This is the reason I left the church, not this exact situation, at least how I translate this poem but power corrupts many and I was not going to sit there and allow someone to flaunt their power over me. Long story...I get your poem and I like it.
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Jennifer Mullen
Date: 4/18/2017 11:22:00 PM
Sorry that you can relate

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