The Lord's Pasture

The Lord's Pasture

A Poem by Tegan
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wicked writer's block and i'm really cynical soooooo o oo oooo o

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Breathe in the church culture- 
the cotton kings wrapped in sin and whiskey
and cleansed by their mistress' hands,
and the little women who choose to ignore
the lipstick smear and the hang of 
absinthe on their lover's collars-
This is God's day, here.

Breathe in the dust
sticking to the flushed necks of
men whose hands are bigger than their
hearts and equally as callous;
the "Gentleman" whose gentle
is 6 am slaughter for a prize head on the wall-
"This is honor, son"

Listen fast to their unease
and watch the white-knuckled boys hang on to the
pews like their life depends on it,
like the fists they make now 
will defend them on Judgement Day, 
preaching words they don't believe in, anyway.
They can recite the Lord's prayer faster
than they can say "I'm sorry";
point a finger
than they can admit they're wrong
What does that tell you?
What does that say?

Georgia goodmen'll hold the door
and just as quick smack your a*s
and Tennessee sweet talkers
know their way around a bar
know their way
around the law
this is the South, ya hear,
and the Dixie damners
have more money than God
himself, more
power
than the messiah-
Welcome to the South.

© 2015 Tegan


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Added on December 29, 2014
Last Updated on January 3, 2015
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Tegan
Tegan

Atlanta, GA



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