ANTICIPATION (May 12) —
The poor will always be with us.
We just have to shorten their stay.
They take up space. They spoil the view.
And, in general, they get in the way.
The poor will always be with us.
That's why we have to have wars.
The poor make excellent fodder for cannons.
In peacetime they sweep our floors.
The poor will always be with us.
It is as Jesus decreed.
But in his generous beneficence,
the Lord God gave us more than we need.
The poor will always be with us.
Until God sends them to hell.
After which we'll look down from heaven,
smile and laugh while they writhe and yell.
At home with Our Lord, free of the poor,
how will we maintain delusions of grandeur?
Showing posts with label afterlife. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Friday, November 23, 2018
№ 472: A Rich Man Reflects On Mor(t)ality
If you wish to murder an enemy,
you had damn well better be rich.
Otherwise, you could face untoward consequences
after killing the son of a bitch.
It is not just that we rich folk
ignore the wrong arm of the law.
It's more the law is an in-joke
to ensure the poor respect force majeure.
The Gospel of Matthew* is said to imply
in heaven the last shall be first (😂).
My legal team tells me that is a lie. . .
like the myth the meek shall inherit the Earth.
When I ascend
God shall sit by my side!
(Or he'll be sorry
that he let me die.)
_________________
* 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. — KJV
you had damn well better be rich.
Otherwise, you could face untoward consequences
after killing the son of a bitch.
It is not just that we rich folk
ignore the wrong arm of the law.
It's more the law is an in-joke
to ensure the poor respect force majeure.
The Gospel of Matthew* is said to imply
in heaven the last shall be first (😂).
My legal team tells me that is a lie. . .
like the myth the meek shall inherit the Earth.
When I ascend
God shall sit by my side!
(Or he'll be sorry
that he let me die.)
_________________
* 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. — KJV
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
No. 229: That's Life (an examination)
Do
not shout Hallelujah!
Don't
sing a Gloria!
Look
at the world.
There's
no call for euphoria.
Nor
has there been
since
Queen Victoria
slept
in the Royal Suite
at
the Waldorf-Astoria.
Life
is just nasty
life
is just cruel
life
is just like
junior
high school:
à
la carte,
less
sweet, more tart.
The
afterlife is also unfair.
When
you get to “heaven”
you'll
find no bodies there.
You
(maybe) expected eternal bliss?
Sorry,
that heaven does not exist.
In
myriad ways that is just as well.
If
there is no heaven, there may be no hell.
[updated 12/19/2017, 2:22 am]
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