“JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SOCIALIST”! (weekly poem)

“JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SOCIALIST”!

21/2/18. The death of US evangelist, Billy Graham,

who convinced many that all humans were sinners

by waving the Bible in his hand as if it were a gun.

The Socialist sets out his stall,

To everyone not just a few;

Who claim to have received God's call,

And know by faith alone what's true.

The certain truth that they declare, (1)

That only the devout possess;

And which entitles them at prayer,

To chastise sinners who transgress.

Such prissy views go hand in hand,

With dogma, bigotry and pride; (2)

And foolishness that's often fanned,

Hostility on every side. (3)

Believers are a funny lot,

As often one will tend to find;

They act as if they’ve lost the plot,

And in some ways can act unkind.

Fear seems to be their driving force,

Not love as they sometimes pretend;

With gentle ways becoming coarse,

If they feel thwarted from their end.

Our Socialistic paradigm,

The pious will declare uncouth;

But being human's not a crime,

And that's the first real step to truth!

(1) “There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The

wrong comes when riches possess men”. According to the

Internet, Graham's personal wealth amounted to $25 million.

(2) Tapes from President Nixon's office record that Graham made

anti-Semitic remarks. When exposed 30 years later he apologised.

(3) At the time of the Vietnam War, Graham suggested to

Nixon that the US bomb North Vietnam's dykes which could

have resulted in the death of 1 million North Vietnamese.

© Richard Layton