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God Shrugs

"It's time to shut it down, my Lord,
the experiment has failed.
They just get crueler day by day
and thousands more are jailed.

And jail just makes them meaner,
their hearts are filled with hate.
They're cesspools filled with violence
and racism and rape.

Some fourteen million children
in America alone
go hungry each and every day
with no place to call home.

The government has lost its way,
it's evil and corrupt.
It wages war and causes death
and folks have lost their trust.

The idle rich spend millions
to satisfy their lust,
while crummy jobs and lousy pay
cause tempers to erupt.

They turn to drink to ease their pain,
which only fuels their rage,
they violently attack the ones
they're impotent to save.

Much hatred builds around the world
and thousands die in vain.
Forgive me, Lord, for telling this,
but they do it in Your name.

I think we need to shut it down,
the karmic toll alone
would take a billion years to clear,
they'll never make it home.

We've tried to thin the veil a bit
in hopes that they would see
that they must fill their hearts with love
to live eternally.

A few have seen Your light, my Lord,
but they're greatly overwhelmed;
it's time for drastic measures, Sir,
You need to take the helm.

And don't try that Messiah thing,
that really was a bust,
His message got so twisted,
His words were less than dust.

Perhaps they need more schooling
in a safer, spiritual plane.
We need to reel them back to us
before it's all in vain." 

So the many eyes of God that day
finally turned to see,
and was appalled by what He saw,
such pain and misery.

And then He turned His many ears
and focused on the Earth,
but He was almost deafened by
the way His name was cursed.

"I've been remiss," He shook His head,
"and left them far too long.
I've lead My lambs to slaughter
and Satan has grown strong."

He shed a giant Godly tear
and heaved a Godly sigh
and snuffed the flame of life on Earth
and never said goodbye.

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