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Church You Say?

~here's the church here's the steeple this is how we fuck the people~

Sunday mornings
Dress up nice
For God's sake, kids
Please act right

Mommy teaches
Sunday school
Spouting verses
Like a fool

Oh so nice
To other kids
I won't tell them
What you did

Last tuesday when
You screamed so loud
And kicked my brother
To the ground

Or friday when
You got so drunk
And gave me pills
And other junk

Or maybe they
Would like to see
The pictures that
You take of me

But Mommy teaches
Sunday school
She must be nice
And neat and cool

Now Daddy, he's
A deacon, see
And goes to church
So faithfully

Oh so nice,
And gentle too
I won't tell them
What you do

When mommy is
Too drunk to "play"
You get your jollies
Other ways

Like thursday when
You were so pissed
And smashed my brother
With your fist

Or maybe they
Would like to see
Just what you did
With sis and me

You said: "I'll get
Them tucked in bed"
But you had come
To fuck instead

The list goes on
It's sad but true
You even gave
The dog a screw

But Daddy, he's
A deacon, see
He must be good
And kind and sweet

Sunday mornings,
Dress up nice
For Christ's sake, God
"Act" is right.

~burn the church and use the steeple, to hang those fucking stupid people~

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On Tuesday April 8th, 2008, colorapathy (53) writes:

perfect... my thoughts exactly.. with a good flow to boot.

On Thursday January 3rd, 2008, TimeBomb (95) writes:

awwh i like it!

On Sunday November 25th, 2007, Wolfaerie (113) writes:

I LOVE THIS! This is brilliant on so many levels. I grew up on curropt church rhetoric as well... Glad we're not all sheep

On Sunday November 11th, 2007, An Expired Member (2) writes:

I think we are of the same religion.

On Saturday November 10th, 2007, Circe Avalon (184) writes:

this is good shit, I feel right there with you on that....

On Saturday November 3rd, 2007, Geisha (893) writes:

OH MY FUCKING GOD!! So fucking AMAZING!!! I LOVE THIS!!-Airi

On Thursday February 15th, 2007, zanewill (117) writes:

i keep coming back 2 this becuz the truth of it is hilarious!! excellent >>>>>>

On Friday February 9th, 2007, Spiritus_Frumenti (343) writes:

this was like a marilyn manson song. excellent write, though. this should be given out in school lit classes. -l-

On Sunday January 28th, 2007, zanewill (117) writes:

WRITE-FUCKING-ON!!!

On Monday January 8th, 2007, An Expired Member (7) writes:

best poem ever

On Sunday November 26th, 2006, JiNx (142) writes:

Amazing poem... I love the flow of it.. and it sucks how true it can be... -JiNx(ie)

On Thursday October 12th, 2006, HalfDarkAngel (95) writes:

wow fucking amazing.

On Sunday June 11th, 2006, An Expired Member (19) writes:

haha, I think you are lving in the wrong century, humanity doesn't allow hanging humans in a church. But I agree with burning the churches.

On Monday June 19th, 2006, An Expired Member (3) writes:

Damn!! This is cool. I used to be a church-goer, up until the pastor sold the church... tell me thats not fucked up. So true, so true. Then I learned so much of it was fake. I agree with you. Burn it all, baby!

On Friday June 9th, 2006, dp_whipping_girl (413) writes:

truth hurts doesn't it; couple of people i'd like to send about 3000 copies of this to ... awesome write, my respect to you for telling it true, ~pf

On Wednesday June 7th, 2006, Nail Bunny (229) writes:

I read this again with my faith failing me, and now I must stand and applaud you. BURN THE DAMN THING DOWN!!!! And let's hang 'em all.

On Friday May 26th, 2006, gbuff69 (221) writes:

hipfuckingocracy

On Friday May 26th, 2006, An Expired Member (4) writes:

***ONE WORD: UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE...***

On Tuesday January 24th, 2006, Saint_Reaper (288) writes:

bravo bravo, very nice write indeed...

On Tuesday November 22nd, 2005, An Expired Member (26) writes:

love the little bits at the beginnign and the end.

On Monday November 7th, 2005, Nail Bunny (229) writes:

wwoww...... Incredible... so true, so powerful...

On Sunday May 15th, 2005, LovelyAssassinx (210) writes:

This is an awesome write. ~Unlucky

On Sunday April 10th, 2005, Astra Dei (655) writes:

oH i had to read it again! hipocracy yay!!!

On Thursday April 7th, 2005, An Expired Member (3) writes:

great wright but sadly true sometimes

On Monday February 28th, 2005, An Expired Member (24) writes:

damn, great write...about such UN-great things...

On Monday February 28th, 2005, Astra Dei (655) writes:

I hear this one loud and clear. Ive seen it so many times. and ive had to expirience similar things.

On Monday February 28th, 2005, dusty (35) writes:

witty, yet sadly true... damn hypocrites! Loved it =)

On Sunday January 30th, 2005, Sticky Kitty (331) writes:

so lovely -kitty

On Saturday January 29th, 2005, An Expired Member (25) writes:

this has always been one of my favorite poems. love it. --beautiful

On Tuesday January 11th, 2005, ardneK (102) writes:

Amen - >|

On Monday January 10th, 2005, Kratur (14) writes:

*sorry about that

On Monday January 10th, 2005, Kratur (14) writes:

church people steeple--Manson, Golden Age of Grotesque, Slutgarden? It's okay, i was a wee bit inspired by Manson too. He's pretty good. and sometimes i come up with stuff all by myself only to see that he already did it! Love your poem,too, being t

On Monday January 10th, 2005, Kratur (14) writes:

On Tuesday December 14th, 2004, An Expired Member (2) writes:

ThAt wAs eX(fucking)StrAviGanT

On Sunday December 12th, 2004, JiNx (142) writes:

Wow, amazing poem... it's amazing how things like that work.. sad.. -JiNx(ie)

On Monday December 6th, 2004, Nesfurata (67) writes:

Wow, that is very truthful and sadly happens far too often. I commend you for showing the hypocrisy that people engage in and the travesties that are committed in the name of God. Great write -Elizabeth

On Saturday December 4th, 2004, xDeAthxPerCepTioNxReaLiTyx (44) writes:

If the world could see the way you do. God, that is so true and sadly pathetic. I love the way you described how churchy people are and the worst part is that the majority of them are in so much denial to even admit any of the things they do. Great work-

On Saturday December 4th, 2004, xDeAthxPerCepTioNxReaLiTyx (44) writes:

love it. And also all religion is is law. It is there to keep us from killing or from anything they don't like us to do. Sorry, I just think that none of it can be stopped because it is just simply human instinct.

On Tuesday November 30th, 2004, Rain In The Willows (881) writes:

by the way...this is truthful and I love it.

On Monday November 22nd, 2004, An Expired Member (9) writes:

lol, might I add an Amen to your poem?

On Thursday October 21st, 2004, Grey Lies (245) writes:

do not let those hypocrits taint the image of god...

On Saturday October 9th, 2004, An Expired Member (55) writes:

people think that everything will be o.k. if they just go to church... riggggght... i really enjoyed this :D great stuff...

On Friday October 8th, 2004, GrandaddyBonegrinder (14) writes:

Self-righteous Hypocritical idiots â€¦ they are destroying our world - good write! GB

On Monday September 20th, 2004, Markus Porkwing (725) writes:

A portrait of real life. Nice capture.

On Saturday August 21st, 2004, elisa (1931) writes:

churches are good for getting the names of the people we shouldn't expect a DAMN thing from in this world;) like leading the sheep to slaughter the pope gathers the masses to kill them with shame. elisa

On Tuesday August 10th, 2004, Lord Kalgalath (230) writes:

Sweet! =standing in his pace in the army of The Anti-Christ-ians= i love it twisted but all too often the truth

On Monday August 9th, 2004, An Expired Member (32) writes:

this is the greatest write i've read in so long, fits everything i feel inside completely.... love it!

On Tuesday July 13th, 2004, An Expired Member (27) writes:

when sunday comes and the church bells ring,the preacher dies and thEn we'll sing

On Monday June 28th, 2004, aXe FactoR (432) writes:

wow, the flow of this piece was maddening. & the rhyme and meaning behind it was very rad...another great work. -MeL-

On Saturday June 19th, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1798) writes:

I think this write should have more comments.. :O)

On Saturday May 22nd, 2004, Cwn Annwn (108) writes:

Now that, is...a amazing poem I must read again!~GoNe~

On Wednesday April 21st, 2004, lollipoplips (112) writes:

i love this so incredibly much!!! a instant fave. i totally understand it, too. i know alot of paople who fit this perfuctly.

On Sunday April 4th, 2004, Instant Insanity (779) writes:

I love this, I love this I love this, I cannot say it more then I love it, This is really good this is going to the favorites

On Friday April 2nd, 2004, An Expired Member (7) writes:

This is my favorite poem on the site. You definitely have some strong talent with writing. LOL keep up the good work.

On Monday March 8th, 2004, An Expired Member (15) writes:

i read this one time, and then it drove me crazy trying to find it, definently a favorite, awesome write

On Saturday March 6th, 2004, Midnight Orchid (159) writes:

I like the very last line. It reminds me of when Emperor (black metal band) burned a Norwegian church. Greatest event (in my eyes) in norwegian history.

On Saturday March 6th, 2004, purr_verse (1488) writes:

Not Emperor specifically; (could go into much greater detail but not really important)...

On Friday March 5th, 2004, An Expired Member (1) writes:

omg-this has to be one of the best poems i have ever read!!!!! that was amazing, i wish i could write that well. and it is so true! major props. keep writing -tha joo

On Sunday February 29th, 2004, AshtrayDirt (41) writes:

i dig this poem and i feel it deeply. i would be a good song, really. i love the short verses, you don't waste your time saying things that are useless and contrived. -Dirt

On Tuesday February 24th, 2004, Dekika (9) writes:

This is really great, it conveys so much emotion and tells a story. I love this poem!

On Monday February 16th, 2004, braindead_poet (586) writes:

guess I'll add my cheerios into your bowl of cereal here... this was fuckin' superb. Easily and without a doubt one of the best poems I've read in quite a bit of time. heh... christianity, lmao!

On Sunday February 15th, 2004, An Expired Member (3) writes:

Heh, oops. Sorry I replied more than once. This is my first time. Won't happen again ;)

On Sunday February 15th, 2004, An Expired Member (3) writes:

This poem is great. One reason why I had to ask if you have posted it anywhere else. I have seen it on another site with the same title but with a diff. writer.

On Sunday February 15th, 2004, An Expired Member (3) writes:

This poem is great. One reason why I had to ask if you have posted it anywhere else. I have seen it on another site with the same title but a diff. writer. I don't know if it's u as a diff. name but I figured that I should at least ask.

On Monday February 16th, 2004, cre (533) writes:

no, i dont have it posted elsewhere please let me know where you have seen it. thanks :)

On Sunday February 15th, 2004, xperimental_sage (6) writes:

like a vision from my youth...sniffle

On Friday February 13th, 2004, An Expired Member (7) writes:

i love this....thats all i can say....its an amazing write and i absolutely love it to death

On Saturday February 7th, 2004, Johny_D_Lewis (633) writes:

This is FUCKING AWESOME!!! I love the way it flows. There are lots of hypocrites out there that do such terrible things and then act "Christ-like" as if it had never happened, or preach against their secret lifestyles.

On Thursday February 5th, 2004, flying_fox (802) writes:

oh - after reading some of the comments here, one other thing... "Going to Church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car." FF

On Thursday February 5th, 2004, flying_fox (802) writes:

holy crap. fucking great write...so punchy. My eyes were like saucers by the end of it. This deserves to be published. Send a copy to the Pope while you're at it. And George W. FF

On Thursday February 5th, 2004, Kinkypoptart (780) writes:

Great, just fricken brilliant, I love your works Cre, Ill continue to read them as they come up

On Friday January 16th, 2004, stormtalk (920) writes:

Despite the fact that you have about three pages of comments on this... I'm going to join the crowd: you rock.

On Wednesday January 14th, 2004, Exodus (224) writes:

FUCK YEAH!....I really like this...alot....it rocks....a whole fucking lot....great job cre!

On Thursday January 8th, 2004, Jonas (858) writes:

hmmmmm... all well and good... but i always like to point out that xtianism is not the only belief system to produce hypocrites... people are hypocrites by nature. that is all.

On Thursday January 8th, 2004, fritzwraith (33) writes:

I could relate to that. I was active for a few months in a local church then I realized that I'm becoming a hypocryte like the others. I decided get out and be true to myself & beliefs.

On Tuesday December 30th, 2003, fuck you (32) writes:

I know one religion: fear. Being born into that cruel faith without being aware of it, is full of wonder and the capacity for delight as any child.

On Wednesday December 17th, 2003, An Expired Member (10) writes:

I don't know what to say ohter than DAMN you're good!!

On Monday December 8th, 2003, manunkind (90) writes:

my friend "unusual blood" sent me to read this poem.. and it truly is amazing. thanks for showing us something you've so perfected (your poetry and writing)

On Saturday December 6th, 2003, unusual_blood (94) writes:

The way this poem ryhmes is incredicly amazing. it takes my breath away how u made it all fit perfectly together. fucking amazing.

On Thursday November 20th, 2003, purr_verse (1488) writes:

I knew I was going to love this from the very first line...which is one of those lines that I wish I'd thought of myself! Please accept my humble envy. :) purr.

On Thursday November 20th, 2003, Delphoid-Q (285) writes:

Well, you know how much I love your works, but this one’s on the books. Bravo!

On Sunday October 26th, 2003, gothemite (404) writes:

ive read this a few times before i dont know why i never commented.. i do love this poem, yet another reason not to just people by first impressions

On Tuesday October 14th, 2003, An Expired Member (1) writes:

I loved the way this flowed, simply awesome. And the message is so terribly true, what some people do out in the light where everyone can see, while doing exactly the opposite in provate. It's all an act, too many hipocrites in church.

On Saturday October 11th, 2003, Elf (48) writes:

wondeful poem-so true. gives voice to a lot of things i've been thinking and many other people to. i love it.

On Sunday October 5th, 2003, Drifter (379) writes:

A beatiful write on the hypocracy that i see every weekend. You took the words out of my mouth and made them more powerful than i ever could. Love your work.

On Saturday September 20th, 2003, TheMistressBucket (19) writes:

I fucking LOVE this poem! Cre you are so Rad! I am starting to feel like a groupie! I adore your work. What else can I say???? :)

On Sunday September 7th, 2003, An Expired Member (50) writes:

it's not christianity i have a problem with......its the christians. very well written cre :)

On Tuesday September 2nd, 2003, An Expired Member (3) writes:

Nice. :P The church is corrupt. You said it like it is.

On Saturday August 23rd, 2003, An Expired Member (13) writes:

I love this work cre. Reminds me alot of my childhood in a southern "christian" church. Hit home with me. Bravo to you for bringing this to light. ~true

On Wednesday August 20th, 2003, AlluringDescent_darkbride (803) writes:

Exactly. I've seen I don't know how many people like this. You can do anything as long as you confess. And if you confess you're a good person so it doesn't matter what you do...those limey bastards

On Wednesday August 13th, 2003, Urban Shipwreck (1003) writes:

I don't get what everyone has against church. I mean, I've never actually been to church but sitting at home watching TBN I can't help but see how real those televangelists are. Oh wait, that's right, you were writing about those assholes too. Great poe

On Friday August 1st, 2003, diavolessa (277) writes:

Let's BURN all the priests and whatnot, buy a bible and read it at home. that's my belief! {I am sure I read this before, stunned of why I didn't leave a comment} [dia]

On Thursday July 3rd, 2003, Demosthenes (226) writes:

this is one of the greatest poems ever to exist. i wouldve commented sooner, but DP was stupid. anyway, i think youre in the top few awesomest people alive. heres a plaque. hang it on your mantlepiece. *hands you One of the Best People Ever plaque* -B

On Sunday June 29th, 2003, An Expired Member (12) writes:

well whats the point of not cause you already knew huh huh?

On Sunday June 29th, 2003, Six-Out (1837) writes:

What's the point in continuing on the comments? You were exposed as a very bad lier, so face it, you suck.

On Saturday June 28th, 2003, An Expired Member (12) writes:

YOU ALL NEED FUCKING HELP... GOD DOESNT DO MOST OF THOSE THINGS AND IF HE DOES HE HAS A REASON FOR IT AND CRE IF I HAVE TO COMMENT LIKE THIS ILL FUCKING SHOVE MY FOOT UP YOUR ASS CAUSE THIS POEM IS JUST DISGRACEFUL.

On Tuesday November 30th, 2004, Rain In The Willows (881) writes:

heh, if only this person were still here...enough said....I'd have but two words....Gulity Conseince?

On Saturday June 28th, 2003, cre (533) writes:

hey brainchild, this poem is aimed at *people*, not *god*. I would just delete your comment but I kinda want to leave it so ppl can see what an idiot you are.

On Thursday November 20th, 2003, Delphoid-Q (285) writes:

Hehehe… nice one.

On Saturday June 28th, 2003, An Expired Member (12) writes:

well sorry i put poetry into my own opinion

On Wednesday July 16th, 2003, Inevitability (645) writes:

you know, if I'd have seen this comment earlier, I would have been nastier to good old g-wiz when he such a putz in the chatbox a while back...

On Saturday June 28th, 2003, Six-Out (1837) writes:

punished. She can write circles around you any day.

On Thursday February 5th, 2004, flying_fox (802) writes:

I have no idea who that 'expired member' was... I did notice tho it was he threatening to 'fucking shove his foot up asses", proving Cre's poetic point perfectly. Oh, but if God told him to do it, I guess it's ok. What a cretin. You rock Cre! FF

On Saturday June 28th, 2003, Six-Out (1837) writes:

You know, that is one of, if not the, stupidest comments I have ever seen. This poem was great, and if you get so uptight over soemthing like that, maybe you are one of the people it's aimed at. Don't ever talk to jane like that again, or you will be puni

On Thursday June 19th, 2003, An Expired Member (4) writes:

christianity's biggest adversary is "christians". Not the real ones, but the ones with quotation marks. Great poem.

On Saturday May 3rd, 2003, Deliverence (813) writes:

Heh heh heh. Love the work cre. So much thoughts it conveys. Another fine piece. Won't say much bout church cuz you all know how i feel.-Kefka

On Saturday May 3rd, 2003, blackdarkness (320) writes:

So true i LOVED this so much...you rule!!!! "Act" that was so cool...You are now my favorit..

On Monday April 7th, 2003, nonhero_until_death (167) writes:

scarily humorous and truthful. You hit the nail every time cre. :)

On Saturday April 5th, 2003, Bast (1008) writes:

This is a lovely poem I haven't had a chance to read til now... heh... I'm amused, because I go to church more often than my Christian friends... and I'm Wiccan. :P

On Sunday March 30th, 2003, Six-Out (1837) writes:

Jane. You fuckin rule. lol.

On Thursday March 27th, 2003, An Expired Member (35) writes:

I love it when Christian hypocriticism is talked about. A Christian myself, I hate the "I'll be good on Sunday" mentality. Love this poem. "For Christ's sake, God. ACT is right" is a incredible line.

On Tuesday March 25th, 2003, An Expired Member (21) writes:

Awesome job..hm..I'm not much of a churchgoer either..

On Sunday March 23rd, 2003, manywalks (983) writes:

Hard hitting little ditty.

On Tuesday March 25th, 2003, GothicBlack (278) writes:

BRAVO BRAVO! ! ! ! I cant stop laughing. everything in there is normally so incredibly true. Its a very sad fact, but yes most people that attend church are just putting on an act. Great job cre, I may have to look at more of yours in the future. ~gothic

On Wednesday May 21st, 2003, Jonas (858) writes:

and most people who dress all in black and act sad are putting on an act.

On Tuesday March 25th, 2003, darkness_descends (15) writes:

I couldn't agree more, when gothic_black read this to me on the phone I just had to find to tell you how great it is. ~Darkness~

On Wednesday March 19th, 2003, Ravenblade (283) writes:

I really like this one strictly because its so unique and on subjects everyone tries to avoid. I also loved the rhythm that could easily be placed with it. Damn, if I wasn't limited to 256 characters. keep up the good work

On Friday March 21st, 2003, An Expired Member (15) writes:

I agree, 256 is not enough. but great job, cre, yet again, a beautiful one

On Wednesday March 19th, 2003, Jonas (858) writes:

i hate church. the 7(i think it's 7) letters to the churches, in revelation, describe very accurately how i feel about church and organized religion in general. isn't it funny how the bible admonishes organized churches the same way it's done here?

On Wednesday March 19th, 2003, Phynix (1) writes:

this poem scared me, maybe it's because I have seen this with my own eyes. I like it, I could feel the anger inside the words. great job, keep it up

On Tuesday March 18th, 2003, Dommi_of_Baphomet (112) writes:

this is unbelievable... it has a great flow and a sad storyline... very excellent.. ;) <3Dommi

On Tuesday March 18th, 2003, Daughter_Of_The_Moon (131) writes:

hey I really like this one, my step mom's hypocritical in the same way when refering to drugs and alcohol. great write and thanx for posting :)

On Tuesday March 18th, 2003, An Expired Member (5) writes:

omg my friends and i love this poem... we added it to our favorites.

On Tuesday March 18th, 2003, liquid_emotion (417) writes:

People suck. I don't think churchgoers have much to do with your idea of hypocritical, disfunctional, sick, sad, people... but I guess they could... so anyway, people suck.

On Tuesday March 18th, 2003, cre (533) writes:

Yes, I agree - and in reality it isn't much to do with the fact they are church-goers probably; I am not really as narrow-minded and hateful as this poem seems - it was just written out of anger I suppose ;) Tnx for the comment.

On Monday June 16th, 2003, boughtwithblood (299) writes:

its a painfully direct piece. extremely effective... to Fish-yes the bible admonishes the churches, but in hopes of recovering them... not destroying them...

On Sunday June 29th, 2003, An Expired Member (12) writes:

look cre im sorry im just not so appreciative of poems with cussing and god in the same line... forgive me???

On Sunday April 4th, 2004, Instant Insanity (779) writes:

I understand what you mean when u say ur not apprecitive with cussing and God in the same, Its just that there are alot of hypocritz in this world and she was trying to express her feelings toward them, I love it!

On Friday August 1st, 2003, An Expired Member (1) writes:

i realy likr this poem. the last line wasa really good ending for it ur my fave here now *~GP~*

On Sunday June 29th, 2003, An Expired Member (12) writes:

CRE PLEASE FORGIVE ME OR ILL NEVER QUIT ASKING.

On Tuesday February 3rd, 2004, An Expired Member (5) writes:

yes....I definently love this one...very good and very truthful...I have alot of neighbors that are abusive and drunk all the time at home but it's like as soon as they go to church and are in front of all those people...suddenly they are different and he

On Sunday June 29th, 2003, Six-Out (1837) writes:

What are you apoligising for if you didn't post that first comment? Hmm...more contridictions.

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