Puzzle Pieces

I saw a thousand          things today
powerless to impact but in little way
millions of children no meal will eat
but we can't decide    upon which treat
 
There is no water to drink     that's clear
weapons and bullets            so many have fear
the leaders of religions their children molest
praise their God and commit            incest
 
Against this system            so many swear
to effect its changes way to few dare
cars and houses with sensual delight
clouds that clarity to do            what's right
 
Countless lives           passed through history
too many cannot define      it's mystery
bodies rocking their prayers to the wind
wondering when will         their suffering end
 
Those that are weak       the predators prey
using excuse          that they are built that way
Babylon rides            the back of the Beast
we have been deceived                from greatest to least
 
Even those who carry the             true Gods name
have put            the teaching of Jesus to shame
they have put good for evil           and evil for good
accuse those who tell truth            that its falsehood
 
Twenty thousand children      one religion confess
fathers and elders with rape cause duress
the numbers are too miniscule I fear
this number is only two continents              I hear
 
With pleasure and entertainment            buried our mind
but our choice and voice our actions define
politicians and merchants and news forecasters
religious leaders whose influence           are masters
 
But the finest teacher                  of recorded time
confessed the Truth taught what's divine
asked all mankind to consider his word
till your decisions and choices               prove you've heard
 
The finest qualities             displayed among men
could all them             be found in him
yet not one among man have I found
the depth of him       can equal abound
 
No life      has any true power
without its commitment          to good in its hour
I saw a thousand things        in my mind today
like a moving picture             on permanent display
 
Matthew  12:3-21    15:1-20
Matthew 23 
Jude  1: 12-15
 
 
COPYRIGHT © 2011 C. Michael Miller
via Duboff Law Group LLC
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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