Masked

The love of man dared,
With lawlessness layered,
Hate masked as caring,
The love of God sparing.

Crime pays

Pays the farmers not to grow.
Pays the doctors not to heal.
Pays with money that you owe.
Now pays muggers not to steal.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3428670/DC-bill-pay-people-stipends-not-commit-crimes.html

War is pieced

War is pieced apart.
Freedom”s hemmed and hawed.
Ignorance stamped smart,
God’s law’s re-outlawed.

Ecce homo phobia

With a hardy cheer applaud,
Christ the King once more outlawed,
Defaulted His disciples queer,
Who dare proclaim His doctrine clear.

church.gov

Gone un-tweeted from the perch,
God’s law obsolesced from church,
Fearful then to all alarms,
Church will welcome states with arms
Stationed there for their defense,
Worship then can recommence,
Midst body armored discipline.
The church the state is christening
With legs apart, and hand in glove,
Your papers please, your church.gov.

Found and lost

“Feast of Herod” Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1531

Herod as the acting judge,
Imprisoned there John’s talking head.
Away God’s say John would not budge.
Herodias desired John dead.

Herodias was Herod’s wife,
Herodias she held a grudge.
John had criticized their life.
Herod’s niece supplied the nudge.

Pleased him with her dancing so,
Prudent judgment Herod tossed,
Half his kingdom would let go,
By our speech we’re found and lost.

(inspired by Mark 6:14-29)

Nowhere

One virtue, toleration,
Ruled by compromise,
One law, celebration,
One party paradise.

Life without extremes,
Where many serve the one,
And freedom’s just a dream,
With nowhere left to run.

Nature and order

Nature and order established by God,
Creation respectfully follows His law.

Made for

Made for perfect rest,
Choosing restlessness,
Loving our reflection,
More than His direction.

Redacted

With His Law demagnified
New ordered we begin
To substitute our prejudice
Legitimate our sin.

Collectively we’ll justify
Atonement self enacted,
Overwrite One Crucified
His followers redacted.