Reply #2: one of my fave Rick poems

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IT’S NOT THE WAY OF JESUS

The President has told us,
That Jesus changed his heart,
But if he’s really read the Bible,
It seems he’s missed one part.

I know he’ll hate to hear it,
Because it’s a bitter pill,
But the Bible’s fifth commandment is,
“THOU SHALT NOT KILL!”

That’s not too hard to understand,
It seems to be quite clear,
It’s not the fifth suggestion,
What part don’t you hear?

You call yourself a Christian,
I guess that might be true,
But I’ve got a couple of comments,
That I’d like to share with you.

If Jesus is your master,
And really is your Lord,
It seems that you should listen up,
And hear his peaceful words:
“Whatever you do to whatever has life,
You do unto Me,” said the Lord.

It’s right to live in love and peace,
And it’s time to sheath the sword.
But our main business is peddling arms,
Their only purpose to kill,
Many of us are filled with disgust,
As more blood we’re planning to spill.

“Whatever you sow, so shall you reap”
If that’s really true, we’re in trouble, and deep.
The interplay of cause and effect,
Is just a theory that gets no respect.
And whatever happened to the Golden Rule?
Now it’s “Do unto others, before they do it to you.”

So don’t talk to us of Jesus, He “The Prince of Peace”,
Don’t talk to us of Jesus, as our bomb bay doors release
Their terror in the night sky, and little children scream,
“The Americans are killing us!”
Their nightmare’s not a dream.

And my guess is Jesus is crying new tears,
His bleeding heart breaking, as the warmongers cheer,
“To War, To War, We’re spoiling to fight,
We’ll send your sons and daughters,
Let them feel our might!”

The chicken hawks will stay home, and they’ll run the show,
Their friends and their families won’t have to go,
We’re so good at killing, it’s what we do best,
“War times are good times”, say the merchants of death.”

Loving Jesus means loving life,
He wouldn’t be dropping bombs,
Slaughtering innocent people,
Old folks, kids and moms.

As we get ready to bomb other nations,
In the name of the red, white and blue,
Just ask yourself the question.
“What would Jesus do?”

© Rick Burnley February, 2003