Westboro Baptist Church Member At a Funeral

Westboro Baptist Church Member At A Funeral 

By Elton Camp

A sign he held and tee shirt wore
Same as he went to funerals before

Mourners gathered around the grave
To him, some outraged looks gave

While they were dressed all in black
He had “God Hates You” front & back

The poster he lifted these words did tell
In large, red print it read, “Rot In Hell”

He reacted with the greatest of surprise
At the looks he saw in the mourner’s eyes

“How you folks feel, I really don’t care
To funerals, this is what I always wear.”

One pointed out the name on the headstone
That showed the identify of the one gone

When a gander the man did take
He realized his horrible mistake

Fred Phelps was the dead man’s name
Westboro Church Founder was the claim

He took his sign and slipped away
He’d use it again some other day

But more carefully he’d investigate
Just who it is he intends to berate

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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