Category Archives: Religion



God Help Us (Please!)

“Palestinians,” the headline read,
“Try to stop a Jewish prayer event. . . .”
Right there, in Jerusalem—hotbed
Of god. Passing strange! Those tempers bent, Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Today's News

Tradition

Face it! Some weird stuff goes on. Tradition
It’s called. Jewish grooms must crush a shot glass!
What’s that all about? Some prohibition?
The second temple ruined? Everlasting Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Religion

Soul

Some folks down at the paddle tennis court
BELIEVE! Man oh man, really do believe.
They’ve been to school, read, write, and yet contort
Plain reality; wishfully conceive Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Religion

Sooner or Later

When I was young,
I wondered:
“What’s the point? We’re gonna die.”
School, marriage, kids, sweat, Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Politics, Religion

Leviticus

That strangest Holy Book, Leviticus,
Shouts out the rules, break them at your peril—
Angry Levites stick moral shivs in us,
Stone us, burn us, keep the LORD’s world sterile. Continue reading →

Posted in Religion

Untimely

This maelstrom of jihad, pogroms, crusades
Auto da fes, reformation, counter
Reformation, inquisition, all crazed
Murder for Yawah, Jesus Christ, Allah— Continue reading →

Posted in Greed, Religion, War