steady battle of wills
mine against the culture
society at large
waiting for the return
of an imaginary friend –
visions of the Christ-head
waking Christians with a start
yet the image they see
is a white hippy
long flowing locks
and washboard abs
blue eyed devil
was what the natives called that image –
if Jesus were real
and the gospel, truth
then woolen hair
bronze skinned
north African
negros
would be visiting people nightly
giving them images of peace
and transcendence –
yet the visions these Christians are having
is of the rapture
is the end of days
of themselves being covered in joy
and carried away
by the loving god of old…
but it is the blue eyed devil
sending these signals –
I spent two years
in full research mode
then, 25 years of revisiting
so I could effectively combat
the religious intolerance I see around me
learning the scripture
not for love of Jesus
but for contempt of his hypocrite followers
now, I watch in awe
awestricken
as it is in fact an awesome thing
to think that a group of individuals
could persecute their brethren
based on race, ***, gender,
class, tattoos, piercings, abortions,
differing ideology, ice cream flavor,
car style, bank of choice, haircut,
military service, church participation,
education, geographic birth place…
I could go on
and on
and on…
……………………..
the larger point
is that the sermon on the mount
accepts everyone as blessed
the message of Jesus is one of acceptance
and tolerance
of love, and of heaven everlasting
for those who follow that message…..
sorry American Christian
with your prophetic visions
brought to you by a
blue eyed devil,
you picked the wrong horse –