Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Laughing With ('I Didn't Pray' Remix)

I didn’t pray to God in the hospital.

I didn’t pray to God in the jail.

No one’s praying to God when their duty to truth hasn’t failed.

 

No one’s praying to God if you’re the doctor threatened with ****** for abortions you perform.

No one’s praying to God when you’re accused as a witch and the holy-fire at your feet’s getting warm.

 

No one’s praying to God when medicine stops the disease that uncontrollably spread.

I wasn’t praying to God, when it was time for my heart to break and the pieces are still aching.

I wasn’t praying to God when I saw from mountaintops the natural wonder of this land.

I wasn’t praying to God when the times were bad, better, or good.

 

But God isn’t funny

When government leaders say they hear the words that he spoke,

Or when the faithful say he hates us, internet decapitate us,

Bar atheist from running nations though we’re just normal folk.

 

God isn’t funny,

When Religion’s given money just so others can pray,

But instead try humanism,

Give the people penicillin,

Clean water, food, or a place to live in but,

 

Hunger isn’t hilarious.

Ha Ha

Ha Ha

 

I didn’t pray to God in the hospital.

I didn’t pray to God in the jail.

I won’t be praying to God when my mortal heart finally fails.

 

No one would pray to God if they realized heaven’s not there when they finally close their eyes

I don’t pray to God, I won’t take false comfort in lies.

 

But God isn’t funny,

When people use his views to deft scientific proof.

Pronouncing old conclusions, renouncing evolution,

If it’s faith or truth it should be easy to choose.

 

 

But God isn’t funny,

When he gives false hope to the hurting and bereaved,

And it’s goes without saying,

If you’re a different faith or gay then,

We’re all peace and love but you’re not in the club.

 

 

Doesn’t sound so hilarious

 

 

I didn’t pray to God in the hospital.

I didn’t pray to God in the jail.

 

I didn’t pray to God in the hospital.

I didn’t pray to God in the jail.

 

I didn’t pray to God in the hospital.

I didn’t pray to God in the jail.

 

Mister God look at your people they’re starving, freezing, diseased, or so very poor.

 

No one's laughing at God

No one's laughing at God

No one's laughing at God

Laughing at the sky is odd.

Request permission to use this poem
c
Written by
connor-ruther
Canadian
Published
Sep 13, 2010
Lines·Words
47·410
Notes

Intended to be sung to the tune of "Laughing With" by Regina Spektor.

Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell connor-ruther how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write