Clinging to Their Guns and Religion

Clinging to Their Guns and Religion

 

Do you really think

Your collection of semi-autos

Will stop a government

Hell bent on tyranny?  

 

The founding fathers

Couldn’t have fathomed

Today’s monsters

That we mask as military weaponry

 

Every day we feed this beast

The more it grows,

The more it eats

We praise it for protecting us

But yet, we’re frightened of its teeth

 

Black hawks, spitting dragon fire

Tanks, bombs, and drones

Chemical filled missiles

Leaving a trail of flesh and bones

 

Mass death-With the push of a button

Innocent bodies with no names

Combat behind a computer screen

The most deadly video-game

 

Take away your 2^nd amendment rights?

They have real firepower-No need to disallow

So trade your bullets in for bibles

Because only God can save you now

Reviews

[quinfinn]

i don't think i have read a more poignant and relevant piece in quite some time. you spit forth the logic of truth and wisdom in these pointed statements...poetically weaved and yet almost like a declaration of intent....j edgar hoover would have had a field day with this, bless his little transvestite heart...this is very hot stuff and i absolutely love it!

[Sirius King]

Wow, i really love this review lol... thanks quinfinn!

[quinfinn]

my extreme pleasure....

[Sirius King]

:-)

[Samuel Jack]

That was pure class, energetic and meaningful.

[Sirius King]

thanx!

[nigrum homonculus]

its funny how we call animals rabbid and feral when we are no better and probably worse. you speak true words in this and i got massive respect for that. well done man. i enjoyed this greatly

[Sirius King]

thanx man, i appreciate that!

[SHEEMA HUQ]

I am all supportive of your firm anti-war message here, you write with such style and clarity, great work.

[Sirius King]

thanx!!! :-)

[anxia]

I praise how you first explained what our present resort for help does to us and how you ended it with what must be our right dependency up on. I dont like the picture though i am sorry :/

[Sirius King]

thank u anxia

I understand why u don't like the picture i chose, it can be viewed as disrespectful. But that's not why i chose it. I chose the picture because i would ask "What would Jesus do?" and holding a gun doesn't seem like the right answer, plus i saw humor in it. :-)

thanx again!

[anxia]

Oh now i get the WWJD Thing :P But i fail to trace the humour. Anyways i love the poem :)

[Sirius King]

i admit, i have a sick sense of humor at times lol

thank u! :-)

[Acucena G.]

great work , nicely written

[Sirius King]

thank you :-)

[Acucena G.]

you are welcome

[MOON]

Poignant write sowing our own seeds of destruction and God Help us !

[Sirius King]

God Please Help Us! lol thanx MOON

[wynn]

It is true that humans are too quick to resort to violence as a means of defense.. this poem has a lot of wisdom. Thanks for sharing!

[Sirius King]

thanx for checking it out!

[Baby Ricochet]

Interesting piece. It reminded me of the mistakes we made in Iraq going in heavy. (What we called "rolling with a*s") The trouble with modern heavy weapons is they were designed for a battle with the Soviet army that never came. Using them in an occupation where winning the hearts and minds of the local populous is critical for success proved to be disastrous. It's a really tough sell convincing distrusting locals you're on their side after an Apache shot up their neighborhood trying to kill two bad guys with RPGs. That's some absurd excessive use of force right there and early on in the Iraqi occupation it happened all the time. In a modern urban environment boots on the ground are more important than ever in winning over the locals, collecting intell, providing security, doing humanitarian works and helping the population put their lives back together again. Otherwise they rise up against you and it turns into a vicious slaughter which is exactly what happened in Iraq by 2004. Great poem Serenus. I really got a lot out of it.

[Sirius King]

Very true...thanx BR!

[Myenigma]

thats true. But guns could be used by those that survive the apocalyptic destruction, also Jesus will be holding a Sword.

[Sirius King]

true, but who really wants to live in a post-apocalyptic world?... not me! lol thanx

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is such a smart piece...
and the ending is so telling...we need to turn to something besides guns...all we are going to do is destroy each other..weapons weapons weapons...how about this weapon?

Love

[Sirius King]

Love is the ultimate weapon, thanx Jacob!