Hurt by the church and since become an atheist I discovered this poem which sadly reflects on what occurs in all too many churches. I wish he had met the church I am in, or one similar.<\/p>\n
They preach about fulfilling life, Despite the power of what they say, No wonder now that I would lurch, Instead of that they took from me, And then at last I saw for sure, There are too many hurting victims of the church as it ought not to be out there.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hurt by the church and since become an atheist I discovered this poem which sadly reflects on what occurs in all too many churches. I wish he had met the church I am in, or one similar. They preach about fulfilling life, But are the cause of endless strife. Despite the power of what they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"\n
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But are the cause of endless strife.<\/em><\/p>\n
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It doesn\u2019t take their lusts away,
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There is no limit to abuse,
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When \u201cwhat I want\u201d is on the loose.<\/p>\n
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Despairingly from church to church,
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In search of what should really be,
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A love and power that could change me.<\/p>\n
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The means to live in luxury,
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And squeezing dry my life each day,
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They\u2019d throw the empty husk away.<\/p>\n
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The motivation all too clear,
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I left the church \u2013 I did not grieve,
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But somehow yet I\u2019d still believe.<\/p>\n