The word of God corrupts; the word of God corrupts absolutely

 

 

 

I have by a terrible malady been afflicted

Like the plagues of old

I thought this would soon pass

I would in time be restored

To my hearty estate of old

I was ill-prepared

For the fury to come

I had no idea

The disaster to unfold

My defenses were overturned

By the corrupting influence

Of the word of God

 

The revenue of the Word

Corrupts the soul with joy abundant

It spawns an epidemic of philanthropy

It bleeds Love

It hemorrhages peace

It afflicts the envious with compassion

It poisons the weak soul with might

 

The Word of God will corrupt you mightily

It will infect you with goodness

Swallow your selfish desires

Turn Pharisees into Nicodemus

Ravish souls with faith

Uproot evil from the wicked

Scourge pain from every heart

It will unleash a good work in all it encounters

It will demolish anger

It will consume evil

And in the day of Jesus Christ

It will amputate sin

And infect all minds with phantom bliss

 

When the fury of the Word is spent

You will look in a glass

And there be confronted

By the image of a new Creature

A Stranger and a Foreigner

One from the old man alienated

 

Your speech will be interdicted by Hope

Your thoughts will be arrested by Faith

Your actions will be sentenced by Charity

 

That is the fruit

Of the corrupt Word of God

 

Michael K-Poh 2008

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[RHEA CROSLEY]

Awesome. I love this and I wish to be fully corrupted in this way. Very good write with a beautiful twist. Your dancing with your words and I love the show. Thank you.

[alternative_be]

As I started reading your poem, I was prepared for the worst to come!
You really are a master in giving things a very unexpected twist!
I particularly like the ending:
'Your speech will be interdicted by Hope
Your thoughts will be arrested by Faith
Your actions will be sentenced by Charity

That is the fruit
Of the corrupt Word of God'

[Jenn]

I really like this. The way you phrase things, like "It will amputate sin," it's really quite wonderful the spin you put on things. You have an interesting perspective here, and you carry it well throughout the poem.

[Chad Wesley Allbrett]

Wow, rather turns things on their heads no?
I thought this was startling and brilliant.

[Emily Elizabeth]

I like it. I especially like the rhyming scheme in the first stanza. This is obviously something you feel passionately about as it is very raw and bold. Good job!

[mick weller]

`philantropy ` - philanthropy?

it does many strange things...
not least - narrows the mind...
whoa - hope you've got a fire extinguisher handy...
poor you, take a break - have a KitKat...