Words of wisdom here, John.
You are right.
Many are those that proof they believe, with their fear masqueraded by faith. They roar like Lion, trumpet like elephant by right in their minds, they know who and what they really are.
the Pagan mind crashing through religious fear of the afterlife, climbing broken hills to howl at a beggar's moon, beware the wild boar, fine writing, John
Your poem reminds me of a line in Eric Church’s song... “And God ain’t a wishing well.” As this poem reminds us, faith is not a token we keep in our pocket until bad times.
We don’t “fear” God because we don’t “see” him (unlike the wild boar). Yet, if we knew what to look for, we’d see him everywhere. That’s what I read here. A remarkable poem, and a good music pairing.
Your rhetoric brings to mind the way some seek faith (in whatever form) out of fear (as you say) and sometimes such fears grow to the point where it's impossible to engage in reason . . . life becomes a series of unthinking conditioned responses . . . & your poem reflects this crescendo-build in dramatic words (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie
Posted 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Thank you Margie, I have see it often and had many discussions with people who have 'faith' so they .. read moreThank you Margie, I have see it often and had many discussions with people who have 'faith' so they can enter the 'kingdom' of heaven.
Isn't there an old English legend about a student who saved himself by jamming one of his books in a boar's mouth? By the way, in this offering it sounds as though you are speaking of yourself.
Posted 4 Years Ago
4 Years Ago
Never heard that tail. Our ex prime minister, David Cameron was alleged to have put his 'crown jewel.. read moreNever heard that tail. Our ex prime minister, David Cameron was alleged to have put his 'crown jewels' into a dead pigs mouth! I think many of our pieces have us in them but perhaps mixed with lots of other stuff. Many thanks JTB
Well, have a long and complicated story and started it as an autobiography on Bebo but got writer's block/memory fogging. People liked it though and kept asking for the next chapter! fools.. more..