And Stephen, full of grace, performed great signs;
The Freedmen rose, disputed what he said.
Unable to withstand, they soon resigned;
They leveled claims of blasphemy instead.
They stirred up folks; the news, like wildfire, spread.
’Twas seized, brought ‘fore the council ‘gainst his will
Where witnesses bore testimony ill,
“Says Jesus will destroy this holy place,
Seeks to reverse what Moses has instilled!”
But Stephen bore a calm, angelic face.
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(from Acts 6)
Categories:
false witness, betrayal,
Form: Dizain
Religions embedded,
division commands
which savior, which heaven,
epistles in hand
Devotion to difference,
each split ever wide
one bible three meanings
—all preaching a lie
(Dreamsleep: October, 2021)
Categories:
false witness, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Bearing false witness, may or may not, condemn the accused
But would, unquestionably, condemn the soul of the accuser!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
06 August 2020
Categories:
false witness, abuse, truth,
Form: Couplet
It’s easy to judge another by color, size, speech
to file him away safely out of reach.
It’s easy to give thanks you’re not like him
whose chances for success you think are slim.
Some reach such a conclusion absent facts,
hence how they treat others is a falsity of acts.
We know nothing of another by looks alone,
for judgments so made we will have to atone.
Categories:
false witness, 11th grade, judgement, prejudice,
Form: Rhyme
Pretending to be the pure an innocent,
a viper the mask hides.
In the absence of those to defending themselves,
the more vigorously it swears.
Those that show too credulous favor to listen,
instead of being careful, to insist on sound validation.
No elixir or spell can cure,
only truly depends on first loving themselves.
7/19/2017
Categories:
false witness, evil, words,
Form: Verse
A false witness
Seldom goes unpunished,
So never profane
The name of a friend.
Guard your tongue
And choose your words,
Broken friendships
Sometime don't mend.
Categories:
false witness, friendship,
Form: Lyric