Here are two more I wrote this week.
Insufficient
Solomon Zorn
They say he walked on water,
And turned water into wine,
He fed a multitude,
And drove some demons into swine,
They say he raised the dead,
And gave back eyesight to the blind,
He told a crippled man to walk,
And lepers found him kind,
But these are insufficient works,
In fact they're quite mundane,
When used as evidence,
For extraordinary claims.
Like saying he's the Son of God,
Whose word is always right,
And telling all to follow him,
Because he is the light.
Or saying that the unbelievers
All are bound for Hell,
Then using this coercive threat,
His ministry to sell.
For even if the stories
Of his “miracles” were true,
(Just speaking from an onlooker's
Subjective point of view)
This still is not the kind of
Evidence I need to see.
The stories that I once believed,
Are not convincing me.
No, I've seen way too many,
Looking like a bunch of asses,
Praying to the salt-stains
Underneath of overpasses,
To think that people can't be fooled,
Especially back then,
Or swallow all the dogmas,
And the myths I can't defend.
Too Many
Solomon Zorn
Our pursuit of happiness,
Leads simple folks to find,
All of man's contentedness
Begins within the mind
Every plant is there for us
To use as we see fit.
Urgently we must discuss
The laws concerning it.
There's too many locked in jail,
For having too much fun.
How can justice here prevail
When they have hurt no one?
Once a drug conviction's made,
A price in years is paid.
Even then, the stain won't fade,
Because they disobeyed.
Silly prohibition goons,
Have spread their phantom fears:
Wild intoxication, soon
Will wreck all we hold dear.
Legal alcohol has not
Destroyed society.
Let's try legalizing pot,
And set the addicts free.
Worrying what drugs they're on
Should not be your concern.
They will change or they'll be gone,
So self-control they'll learn.
(Last tweaked 9/27/14)
