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I Pay My Tithe (poem) by gorociano: 10:19am On Oct 14, 2009 |
I pay my tithe Half in the church Half in the beer parlour I'm not alone in doing this Those that call me a cheat Saying I rob paul and pay pete Are at best simpleton novice And worst are average hypocritess Who would love to join mine and me In our happy hour Sunday evening Beside the cathedral at the den of Iya Titi I pay my tithe Half in the church Half in the beer parlour Reality check; there are two Cathedrals The white, gleaming St. Peter's Cathedral And the brownish, faint St Bottle's Cathedral There physical proximity thus presenting A moral dilemma for any full-blooded man Of a woman born and a man sired So to pull on the horms of my dilemma I choose both and I go half-in-half I pay my tithe Half in the church Half in the beer parlour I like the teachings of Brother Paul Espousing ways of living and growing Together in our community in harmony But I love Brother Peter's things Especially those his wonderful offsprings Who brewed the first of those medicine A man need once or twice a week For his soul to ease the pain of life I pay my tithe Half in the church Half in the beer parlour In church, the novice tells me Lies justice, fairness and equity And eternal life at the other side I laugh over my drink at such naivety He doesn't know the the corporate church Can also author all that is vile and corrupt As for what's on the other side of life He's never been there and can't really tell I pay my tithe Half in the church Half in the beer parlour Why should I waste my breath on them? From time immemorial it hasn't much help Hasn't changed them from the inglorious trend As castigating hypocrites is like flogging A corpse in order to make it living A thoroughly unrewarding exercise in futility So, like Sunny, I say "let them say" As I continue in the time-tested way I pay my tithe Half in the church Half in the beer parlour (c)Lugbajo Publishers 2009 |
Re: I Pay My Tithe (poem) by emekagh(m): 7:57pm On Oct 15, 2009 |
Why my friend, this is a beautiful piece! I'm seriously surprised that no one has commented until now. Well do it up, man. Great work. |
Re: I Pay My Tithe (poem) by gorociano: 10:01am On Oct 16, 2009 |
@emeka_gh.: thanks my man, you are most definitely a wonderful poet, your piece on nagging and the one on your blog on women's fury are excellent. May your pen never run dry! |
Re: I Pay My Tithe (poem) by Nobody: 5:55pm On Oct 16, 2009 |
An interesting piece I must say.What stands out is the honesty of the poet-persona,who purges his conscience by giving God and the bottle their dues.But come to think of it,there is nothing wrong in taking a swig from time to time,as long as this is done in moderation.But the religious fundamentalists in our midst will call any swig a sin,even though they may be enjoying this sinful pleasure in the recesses of their bedrooms.I think the poet has taken on a subject,which though not at all new in the firmament of literature,is yet one that reeks of controversy:the theme of religion.I think the duty of a writer is to,among other things,expose worn-out shibboleths and hypocrisy in the society.To this extent,the instant poem has succeeded. |
Re: I Pay My Tithe (poem) by emekagh(m): 8:31pm On Oct 16, 2009 |
gorociano: Thank again man. I'll post the Woman Scorned poem on another thread. Do you have a blog? If not, you should start one. Take care! |
Re: I Pay My Tithe (poem) by gorociano: 9:26am On Oct 20, 2009 |
@Wokargwa: thank you for your comment. i really agree with you on the duty of a writer and that our religious fundamentalist are hypocritical. funnily enough i had the idea of this poem just after taking the holy communion, |
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