Evil Prophet
Evil Prophet
There was a megalomaniacal man,
his ministry in Indiana began,
a man whose heart was not so pure
and lead a most tragic event to occur.
His narcissistic personality,
hid many dark demons no-one could see,
he preached his followers to repent,
conned them out of money with evil intent.
He promised a tropical paradise
in a new country, without thinking twice
no-body labeled this preacher a fraud
believing he was a prophet of God.
The U.S. congress decided they would
follow-up rumors as best as they could
hearing of armed guards, beatings galore
attempts to escape and so much more.
An official committee was put into place
to observe the compound just in case
but they were gunned down beside their plane
this cult leader was truly insane
Arsenic in Kool-Aid or needle by choice,
"self-inflict", commanded his voice,
some tried to escape to the jungle in dread
either way they would wind up dead.
Jonestown, November ‘78
900 dead bodies were found on that date
the largest mass suicide to occur
The Jim Jones Guyana massacre.
Contest: Evil is Everywhere
July 1, 2016
Copyright © Liz Labadie-Reilly | Year Posted 2016
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