Someone Else’s Religion Maybe
Dear father pray, what is this thing
they now call religion ………………….
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and from where does it come ………
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From darkness my son and from the
fear of it and what once was hid within
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Why then are they frightened now …..
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Because they, my son …………………….
chose not to read between the lines
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Author:
Neville (
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I have read between the lines and found that organised religion just leads people into a life where only one thing is believed and the truth is never told.
Andy
................................................... I take it that's a yes then sir .. 🙂
I like what Goldfinch wrote and fully support it.
Each of the organised religions seems full of ambiguity and each display the disgusting practice of childhood indoctrination by use of fear.
We are quite naturally spiritual beings. This spiritual side of us has been traditionally hijacked by the organised religions.
A really thought provoking post today Neville though I doubt it will even register with the few 'devout' sheep who regularly spout religious rubbish on MPS.
I do like the cut of your jib dear fellow ................................................... cheers n all that jazz 🙂
It's surely want some people have made 'religion'.
Put a cat among the pigeons - some say Roman Catholic Church is the Antichrist, the 'abomination'. It's not hard to disagree with folk who say that.
Baaa - I'm still a sheep! lol.
I like pigeons ....................... ta for taking part in my latest social experiment Mr. O .. Guinea pigs are welcome, they certainly aint baa'd .............................................................................................. 🙂
Reading between exposes bigotry and is vital when lines are mainly religious -- am liking your take on a sticky subject that tends to separate - yet truth will out so they say................great piece for some deep pondering ..........x
.. it aint a crime is it .. pondering I mean .. I like it .. ponder on my lady & for as long as you like ............ x
Yep, we are all in the dark but most are afraid to admit and find more sensible ideas between those crazy lines!
The dance of life is now and each of us has a beautiful one to unfold before we get to old.
Cheers for that my friend, keep up the write
great to see you here Dan .. and thank you sir .. I hope all is well in your world my friend .. N
(once again, after finishing my selfish scribble
I must come back to the top
and insure I thank you, dear Poet
for these words you shared
and the inspiration they gifted me
to ink these feeble thoughts below.
Humbly, sincerely I thank you
what a gift to receive!)
that oh so
conveniently, contagious
'religion' of warped victimhood's:
'Nihilism'...
(tell them, to believe in anything
including themselves
and they cringe;
ask them what they choose, instead
they scream: 'renunciation' of everything and anything;
ask them, why
and watch them sleep, without reply
through
their endless hangovers
as if life's too easy, to put in
any effort
'simply let it be' they whizz out
between that puff-puff - pass
cyclical routine of their lives...)
and how did we get here
because we let amateur 'Gardner's'
rule over our life's petals of opportunity, changing
their names every few elections
in our aesthetic of a democracy..
and allowed
their incompetent green finger (of greed):
to Yank-out
all of our Integrity and Morality
when they rid us
of that theological, fog
of fear oppressed, mentality...
so now we're left swimming in all that:
'darkness
the fear of it
and
what once
was hid within'
now, free to seep-in, a little deeper
with every lethargic breath
of sans
they delude themselves
as being
the only things, sincere and free
in their
anxiety oppressed lives...
Cheers Mek n truly .................................................. I'm not a fan of nihilism, I come across it almost every day .. but it is one of my most very favouwrite words ............ nowt selfish about these words mate, I am seriously indebted to ya ..................................... Neville
'nowt' is one my favourite words
(don't judge me, I'm a simple guy
'accented' is enough
for a way of life, for me..) lol
I'm all for religion, and if it gets you through the day, great, just don't inflict it on me. In saying that, that hot chick who did try to convert me. The little devil in me nearly let you.
... some of us are far too old for hot chicks .. indeed some of us are far too old for hot chocs .. but thanks for the memory Paul ........................................... N 🙂
So very true
A true religion in spirits is one which talks about enlightenment and rationality rather than bigotry
Good one dear Neville
................................. thanks spiller .. please excuse my delayed response .. things have been a little hectic here of late ..................................................................................... Neville x
Powerful lines. Really good write.
thank you kindly Rozina ..
Got 'em all going there, Nev...... (including Yrs Truly)...... Me? - Who? What? Why? How? - I have no answers to any of it. Doesn't hurt to ask though - just don't expect any of those answers.
Your 'maybe(s)' say it all....😊 Your favorite word?
PS: Enjoyed the piece v. much.
how excruciatingly kind of you to pop in Dave .. always appreciated more than you might imagine ... .............................. ma 🙂
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