gimME that ol’ time religion!
by michael r. burch

fiddle-dee-dum, fiddle-dee-dee,
jesus loves and understands ME!
safe in his grace, I’LL **** them to hell—
the strumpet, the harlot, the wild jezebel,
the alky, the druggie, all queers short and tall!
let them drink ashes and wormwood and gall,
’cause fiddle-dee-DUMB, fiddle-dee-WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee . . .
jesus loves and understands
ME!

Keywords/Tags: Christianity, intolerance, hell, chosen few, love, grace, salvation, favoritism, Jesus, wormwood, gall, fire, brimstone, eternal torture

gimME that ol’ time religion!
by michael r. burch

fiddle-dee-dum, fiddle-dee-dee,
jesus loves and understands ME!
safe in his grace, I’LL **** them to hell—
the strumpet, the harlot, the wild jezebel,
the alky, the druggie, all queers short and tall!
let them drink ashes and wormwood and gall,
’cause fiddle-dee-DUMB, fiddle-dee-WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee . . .
jesus loves and understands
ME!

Keywords/Tags: Christianity, intolerance, hell, chosen few, love, grace, salvation, favoritism, Jesus, wormwood, gall, fire, brimstone, eternal torture

Loud voice
Clearly spoken

Anyone can see
She's the one

The Chosen one
The one I chose to be

Who am I?

Nothing but a speck of dust in this vast universe.
A star-crossed voyager, trying to find the meaning of her existence.
A dreamer who dreams big despite being little.
A wandering soul in the wilderness of her own world.
A delicate and fainthearted creature thriving in a desolate land.

But then again I ask myself,
"Who Am I?"

I am created in the image of the Almighty One who turned the nothingness into an infinite existence.
I am loved unconditionally by the Everlasting Father despite my transgressions and called me righteous.
I am anointed and appointed by His divine hand to be a part of His kingdom.
I am a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords, a real royalty!

Yes, I am.
Full of faith, saying,
I AM A CHILD OF GOD!

Sometimes I am still in high school
feeling alone like a fool
on the margins an arm’s length away
a nobody with nothing to say
just out of pace
chosen last for one side in a game
but I graduated
moved into the world to find my place
but at times I get in a clinch
and still feel on the fringe.

He's the only one
who pulled out the sword and could
cleave her heart of stone.

Michael loves Rachael dearly,
as dearly as his own life.
Michael promises never,
never ever to leave her,
but forever and ever
to be and grow together,
Always one and transforming,
From today, days without end.

Every girl is envious of Rachael.
They too decided to choose Michael.