Of all of God's children,
He was my favorite,
With the smile of saviors,
The handshake of pastors,
The attention of preachers,
And the prestige of a priest,
But he lived nothing like Christ,

I gave my tribute,
Paying the weekly tithing,
Of a dutiful wife,
By cooking, cleaning, and closing my eyes,
To all the nights of listerine and dilated pupils,
To all the mornings of an array of strange perfumes,
To all the discolored splotches making a vibrant quilt of my skin,
Those were my tithings,

But he must have been in favor with the man up stairs,
Because he strode freely,
A man of god,
Faces no persecution,
For his acts of hate,
But the son of god,
Dies for sharing love,
But no love is shared,
With a minister's wife,

I wept my prayers nightly,
With my knees indented by the carpet,
With my hand clasping my broken wrist,
Dear father who resides in heaven,
Why do you leave me here in hell,
With a man who loves like purgatory,
Why let such a man live,
Who lets your name jungle gym,
Through his vocal chords,
While letting the devil,
Strategically blockade his heart,
God,
Fill this silences,
With verses of hope,
With scriptures of love,
And the holiest revelations before my eyes,
But the only thing revealed,
Was the dismissal,
Of a minister's wife,


When asked why I'm an atheist,
I'll always tell you this,
My faith died with my blindness,
My god died with my marriage,
Now,
Let the minister dismiss his wife,
One
Last
Time