The problem with biblical eisegesis
The problem with biblical eisegesis
is that you tear Bible verses to pieces.
And in your effort to make of the Bible and its glory
your own personal story,
the truth value of the Bible dramatically decreases.
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Categories:
misinterpretation, bible, god, integrity, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
Interpretation
I said something the other day
In quite an innocent way
A throw away comment
Said in the moment
I knew by their face
It had gone to a different place
Their expression had changed
From serious to delirious
How it got there
Is anyones guess
Laughing and smiling
Giggling and grinning
Oh my goodness
This was only the beginning
Lets not details discuss
It would
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Categories:
misinterpretation, confusion, hilarious, words,
Form: Rhyme
Let Misinterpretation Remain Sparse
Human race, don’t boast on the casualty coast
Frisking, seeking, pricking and nicking the truth
On a continental coast as to your truth you toast
Sending to Coventry the uncouth
Pummeling the truth, belittling the youth
Whose views you deride
As your rollercoaster swings South
In the company of your petty pride
In tow to brandish the interpretation
You vaunt with no iota of
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Categories:
misinterpretation, poems,
Form: Free verse
A Poem
How does one consolidate such great feeling,
Such knowledge, such powerful, almost frightful thought?
Those passionate notions
That I am sudden to see
Unconscious revelations
Making themselves known
How has it then made itself known to me, to you, and all others
And yet, has failed to be seen to the one that truly matters
The one that will make
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Categories:
misinterpretation, appreciation, art, identity, truth,
Form: Free verse
Misinterpretation Regarding the Print
"Be careful about reading health
books. Some fine day you'll
die of a misprint"
- Markus Herz.
Once,
I had a particular problem;
fear of falling. Desperation
drove me to a library,
and found a book talking about
a cure. It read
"cure for falling......" with some
words missing. I blended
together some herbs written in the book,
which produced a concoction whose
color hadn't been given a name
in
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Categories:
misinterpretation, books, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Narrative
Misinterpretation
A word, a gesture or a shrug
Can be misunderstood
And trying to explain intent
Most often does no good.
For those insulted want to see
What they expect is meant;
And if that context isn’t there,
They cannot be content.
To justify the way they feel,
Their misinterpretation
Becomes so real to them they need
No further confirmation.
It’s useless, then, to clarify
The essence you intended,
For
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Categories:
misinterpretation, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Misinterpretation
I misinterpreted
another poem today
I waded in with
my high black
bootsand put
my back into it
I worked up
quite a sweat
Exhausted I
departed
satisfied
but
wrong
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Categories:
misinterpretation, on writing and words,
Form: Free verse
Misinterpretation
What happened, madam, what?
You’re so enigmatic today...
Madam, what do you think about?
You are thoughtful and keep away...
We are curious what happened?
Please don’t keep us in suspense.
What made your eyes bright and cheeks red?
Is it a secret? Don’t take offence...
You are different today – don’t laugh.
We don’t understand this situation.
We think you must have felt in
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Categories:
misinterpretation, life, people,
Form: Rhyme