Church of Pain V2

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Kenneth2816
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Church of Pain V2

#1 Post by Kenneth2816 » 18 Jul 2019, 00:28

Jesus carves a hollow in you,
builds Himself a place to live.

Scuttling ushers take up offering,
ransom for the rebel King.

When my time comes I'll bite the biscuit,
wash it with a sup of wine.

Tell Mother Mary how I'm sorry
to have hurt her baby boy.





He carves a hollow in the breast,
crawls inside to live.

Scuttling butlers with silver plates
take up offering.

Tear-streaked mascara, your
hair an apostasy of tangles,

I bite the Eucharist.
This is the way we say sorry.

BobBradshaw
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Re: Church of Pain

#2 Post by BobBradshaw » 18 Jul 2019, 20:48

Sorry, I don’t know how to read this... I get the satiric last line, but not the other ones.

Kenneth2816
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Re: Church of Pain

#3 Post by Kenneth2816 » 18 Jul 2019, 23:31

Thanks for reading Bob.Any poem that needs explaining fails, imho.

meenas17
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Re: Church of Pain

#4 Post by meenas17 » 19 Jul 2019, 07:23

Different anecdotes stringed together makes up the poem.
Seems unconnected,
meenas17

Kenneth2816
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Re: Church of Pain

#5 Post by Kenneth2816 » 19 Jul 2019, 13:41

Thanks Meenas

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Re: Church of Pain

#6 Post by capricorn » 19 Jul 2019, 22:39

Some good lines Kenneth. I don't think this has failed, just needs a bit of work.
Eira

Kenneth2816
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#7 Post by Kenneth2816 » 20 Jul 2019, 00:24

Ok. Thanks Eira

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Re: Church of Pain V2

#8 Post by Kenneth2816 » 20 Jul 2019, 01:12

Revised

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