Lyres on a False Note
Shroud of Turin/ W. Barrett Art
Shroud of Happy Face
Duplicating duplicity
dual decievers
from heaven and hell
twin liars
singing through forked tongues
strumming lyres
a mesmerizing lure
up a gods stairs
and down into demon lairs
where both claim thrones
which are nothing more
than used car salesmen chairs
created by imaginations
greedy man's aspirations
and misinterpretations
of a peaceful teachers
commiserations
for the sheep
led astray
by wolves
in a carpenters clothing
proclaiming their love
but expressing their loathing
when you couldn't pay a tithe
by refusing to redeem
a poor sinner begging
by refusing him a place
on the soft ball team.