A cynics View a rant

[poeticpiers]

A cynic’s view

Religion is about control.
Although they claim to save your soul.
The truth is it’s a power game
the priests of all creeds are the same.

Although the priests may well protest.
Your soul’s of little interest.
They want to tell you what to do.
If you believe their words are true

you will obey like silly sheep
Instead of walking you will creep.
Obey the rules they give to you
Exactly as they want you to

I am quite certain some believe
that what they promise they achieve
Because for you they intercede
Your place in heaven’s guaranteed

Another trick which they all use
The threat of Hell if you refuse
tobelieve all the words they say
That their way is the only way.


They label me a heretic
Because I know what makes them tick.
To most it’s just a power game
a way to achieve lasting fame.

They do not practice what they preach
and disbelieve the things they teach.
you may say I am cynical
but I reply I’m practical.

Their prime objective is to rise
as high up in their hierarchies
as it is possible to do.
Except perhaps for very few.

The godly men of every creed
Who do their best to meet the need
Of those who follow faithfully
and count no man an enemy.

11-Jan-09
http:// blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers

[gordy]

very much along the lines of my thinking in my younger days.....a very good rant(that i for the most part disagree with but a good rant nonetheless)

[poeticpiers]

and yet I was in the autumn of my years a mere youth of 74 before I crystalised my conclusions.

[gordy]

alzheimers maybe?...............lol...........just kidding

[poeticpiers]

Plain old disillusionment

[bags123]

Hi Ivor,
Enjoyed the sing songyness of the rhyme,...and the message was sublime. I confess to becoming very cynical about religion in my later years as well. I still have my faith thankfully,....but it's become pretty difficult for me to categorize it any longer.

[gordy]

Plain old disillusionment

with God specifically or organized religion in general? just curious, feel free to ignore me

[poeticpiers]

organised religions I believe in God as the creator. But men who claim to speak for God I am deeply suspicious of

[gordy]

god told me you would say that

[audiofool]

I definitely like this. I can hear the voice of another who publicly expressed his cynical views on the gatekeepers of formalized religion. He wore a thistly crown at his coronation. Well-expressed in verse,Ivor.