yeah, i am a hypocrite too

yeah, i am a hypocrite too

(song sung)

My God is better than your God

my God is better than yours

my God is better

though i’m lacking that Chedda’

but my God is better than yours

we worship the Gods

of things

bling bling

bang bang

searching on Google

and Bing

for that which will satisfy

our Souls

or distract it

from its propensity

to reconcile

this experience

with that which is eternal

and the infernal fire

burns

as we take turns

deluding ourselves

and each other

with illusions

that pass on

gone

in less than 60 seconds

at times

i sit here as a poet

looking for rhymes

in my lines

but at times

they do not come

so i force them

thinking my sum

as a poet is enhanced

as i romance

my own egocentricity

people’s felicities

are awed

by their own reflections

and we evade introspections

for we may stumble

upon a truth

not today

is the cry from the wilderness

i will come back tomorrow

and consider

what i lack

trust me

i’ll be back

but we never do quite

allocate enough time

for the sublime

to embrace us

that we may face us

and taste our eternal sureties

i was once assured

by that very same deceptive self

that i was OK

and perhaps i am

but do they know it ?

do i show it

or am i but displaying

another costume

from my extensive wardrobe of character

as i act out my part

ooops . . .

i think i misplaced my heart

somewhere

in that pile of things

but look at all these things i have

they all add up to nothing

but this i know

(song sung)

My God is better than your God

my God is better than yours

my God is better

though i’m lacking that Chedda’

but my God is better than yours

I trust in you God

and i will sing praises

until you hear me

and answer

cause i need these things

and a little Chedda would help too

yeah, i am a hypocrite too

24 November 2011 : William S. Peters, Sr.