Southern Hyporcites

Southern Hyporcites

A Poem by Raven Starhawk

Hypocritical imbeciles, terminate your flapping tongue

Have you neglected accountabilities you have surmounted?

Profess to have merits, ethical or pious dogmas, doctrines

Feigns some enviable or visibly sanctioned arrogance

Especially in your private being, sentiments, or declarations that belie your public statements.

© 2013 Raven Starhawk


Author's Note

Raven Starhawk
I would like to personally dedicate this poem to my husband's hypocritical family who hail from Alabama and Kentucky. One who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16). "The hypocrite's hope shall perish" (Job 8:13). The Hebrew word here rendered "hypocrite" rather means the "godless" or "profane," as it is rendered in Jer. 23:11, i.e., polluted with crimes. By the way I am only quoting the Bible so in case they read this they can maybe have some sort of understanding.

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First off all, not all of us Kentuckians are like that.

Great poem. I really like it. :)

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Raven Starhawk

11 Years Ago

^^* I know not all of the people in Kentucky, or any where for that matter, are the same. I know t.. read more
Aly Jones

11 Years Ago

I know. I just wanted to make sure that others realized that not all Kentuckians were like this. Som.. read more
Dont hold it in or it will eat at you.......

Good luck

Posted 11 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.


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