No Erotica Or Sacrilege
no erotica or sacrilege
Who shall define these terms
and inflict it on all others
condemning to a barren life
Oedipus and his brothers
condescendingly control
what is deemed as holy
while holding up to ridicule
beliefs they hold as folly.
Who will determine what is right
and consequently what is wrong
trapped in their esoteric robes
condemning those in freedom’s thong.
For there are those, who just as you
condemn you for the things you do
in defiance of their laws
extermination of your flaws
and so to set the Druids free
would cut down every freakin’ tree
hide beneath erotic drape
every hint of sex or shape
while giving glory to some belief
passed down from ancient hate
that suffering’s the will of god
and pain the fee for heaven’s gate.
So beware the “hand of god”
in chainmail glove and scented ink
policing how we feel and speak
restricting how we write - and think.
John G. Lawless
10/16/2014
submitted to – No Rules – Poetry Contest
sponsor – rob carmack
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2015
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