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It’s a different world underneath this steeple Church doors swinging open To a congregation of cruel people Black ink on a page tells me I’m evil Condemning sermons broke my soul You preach “God is love” yet remain hateful Without end, my soul screamed from inside While everything you command of me forced me to lie You demanded so I tried But lost the fire in my eyes With every day that I pretended Another piece of me died Your reputation and position no longer matter here I was never enough for you in those miserable years Secret journal pages wrinkled by tears Scribbled confessions in cursive, words you’d never hear Paranoid that I’d injure your career My parents and Hell were my two greatest fears You use smoke and mirrors to hide your pretension Force feed your religion through cold condescension Wearing a mask You put on an act Then exit stage left Ignoring your own lesson Behind closed doors You wage your secret war In your church congregation You’re trusted and adored But come home with your pride Lay your costume to the side Take a break from the lies Abuse safely hidden from tithe-payers eyes Your narcissism and contempt The reigns you pull from making amends Years of servitude ill-spent I’ve forgiven but you still resent Dust covered Bibles and empty prescriptions Remnants of misery-fueled bad decisions You study verses on love and acceptance Never practiced but quoted in sermons No book or religion is worth the price of a life My own strength was all that kept me alive By walking away and breaking all ties I reignited the fire behind these green eyes
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Apr 30, 2018
Apr 30, 2018 at 1:46 PM UTC
A Different World
It’s a different world underneath this steeple Church doors swinging open To a congregation of cruel people Black ink on a page tells me I’m evil Condemning sermons broke my soul You preach “God is love” yet remain hateful Without end, my soul screamed from inside While everything you command of me forced me to lie You demanded so I tried But lost the fire in my eyes With every day that I pretended Another piece of me died Your reputation and position no longer matter here I was never enough for you in those miserable years Secret journal pages wrinkled by tears Scribbled confessions in cursive, words you’d never hear Paranoid that I’d injure your career My parents and Hell were my two greatest fears You use smoke and mirrors to hide your pretension Force feed your religion through cold condescension Wearing a mask You put on an act Then exit stage left Ignoring your own lesson Behind closed doors You wage your secret war In your church congregation You’re trusted and adored But come home with your pride Lay your costume to the side Take a break from the lies Abuse safely hidden from tithe-payers eyes Your narcissism and contempt The reigns you pull from making amends Years of servitude ill-spent I’ve forgiven but you still resent Dust covered Bibles and empty prescriptions Remnants of misery-fueled bad decisions You study verses on love and acceptance Never practiced but quoted in sermons No book or religion is worth the price of a life My own strength was all that kept me alive By walking away and breaking all ties I reignited the fire behind these green eyes
#religion#christianity#atheism#lgbt#family#abuse#depression
The_Gimpy_Geek
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The_Gimpy_Geek
23/F/Dayton, Ohio
Apr 30, 2018
Apr 30, 2018 at 1:46 PM UTC
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