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There is a God. I have seen him snap the necks
Of children and inspect their hollow remains.
Pushing past the sinews, there is nothing there.
No prayers clogging the arteries, stopping the rush
Of blood, a blackened jet.
Their mouths had not yet learnt how to
Form 'hail mary's'. Tongues twisted at the sound.
The syllables choke.


There is no use lying to a child who when asking
For God, finds only silence.


He is not interested in them. The purity sickens.
There's a boredom in innocence that causes him
To turn away. His eyes are better fixed on those
Who can praise him. The shallow whore who never
Thought her life would take this path. Legs opening
To receive the golden coins that her greed is attracted to.
The eternal magpie offerers up her soul, asks for
Deliverance, and God, being the greediest of all, basks
In her devotion.


This is worth listening to. Each prayer a pearl that he counts.
His own personal rosary. Saved this one, heard another.
He doesn't think about the thousands who don't know where to
Put their faith.


Children suffer eternally for their silence.
God suffers none for his.
©2006-2009 =thewesternwoods
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Author's Comments

I go where the words take me.

It's been a while, comments are very welcome. :)

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-01-09

Almost as many people hateGod by =thewesternwoods as love it... what more can you ask of from a truly artistic piece of literature? To both revile and bring joy? I say there is nothing more powerful.. So I give this to you, in hopes that you will read it over and give it a chance. (Suggested by =SaintlyDark and Featured by ^StJoan)

Comments


:iconchelsea-chic:
interesting idea =)

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Hi, I'm Emily.
:iconthewesternwoods:
haha, that's one of way of looking at it I guess.

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'Forever we'll be crucified to a dream' HIM
:iconsaintlydark:
Comments welcome? I say this is one of the best, this is great. Infact, you took something and looked at it from a different angle (angel!) and saw what was really there. I love it. Yeah, I used love. Everytime you speak on something religious in tone you blow my mind.

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“One piece of his heart for every tear she granted..”
:iconchelsea-chic:
sure is :D

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Hi, I'm Emily.
:iconandtheasssawtheangel:
Hey hey, long time no speaky/ready/writey. Now that I've read this particular piece I realise what I have been missing. Definite gems of your mind shine through here. I can vividly picture the creature God. Thin and drooling. Focussed. The theme is wonderfully represented through your curious ability to turn a phrase with maximum effect.

Just one thing, as I am a major spelling wanker, in the third stanza do you mean, "Thought her life would take this path."? Rather than "live"?

Thank you for being a startling and thought provoking poet!

Sam.
:iconthewesternwoods:
Thanks :) It means a lot that you feel that way.

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'Forever we'll be crucified to a dream' HIM
:iconthewesternwoods:
Good to see you back again. You've uploaded some beautiful work recently. :nod: Thanks for your comment. Also, I'm getting really bad at spotting my own mistakes lately, so thanks for pointing that out to me. :)

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'Forever we'll be crucified to a dream' HIM
:iconyumelenawawe:
"Children suffer eternally for their silence
God suffers none for his."

I really adore how you described the whore and God's reaction to her.
The poetry is so wonderfully worded, the descriptions are so amazing, it is a beautiful piece, despite the fact it's contradictory to traditional belief in God. It gives another angle to look at, and gives it very clearly.
Excellent, I must say.
:iconbunnyfugger:
Yes ....God as a selfish Bastard who only cares for those who know how to pay him in unquestioned blind worship.
"The Meek shall inherit nothing" (Zappa)

Your description of God as an unmerciful self serving entity rings true; and why not if you can bask in all that glory why give a fuck about the rest; they're just getting in the way; ruining his tan.

Seems very Catholic; is it a personal thing against that particular flavor of Christianity or just ripe with the right imagery?

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"No time for the old in and out; I've just come to read your meter"
:iconthewesternwoods:
I don't have anything against Catholics, although I'm sure that people could argue against that just by highlighting things that I've written. I think it's just the imagery that I'm drawn to, there is a lot that you can do with it.

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'Forever we'll be crucified to a dream' HIM

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