The Preacher's Lie

With pupils fixed on the collection plate,
Sweat streaming down a wretched face,
And lethally distended neck veins,
He appealed to the sympathy of his victims,
“God wants us all to be rich!” he cried.
“Cast your bread upon the waters!” someone implored;
Maybe an accomplice, a friend or a fool.
“Amen!” shrieked a woman, lavishly dressed,
As she stutters like an old engine and crumbles to the floor.

Is it I alone who have seen this act,
The false prophet, the woman, and the fool,
All part of a ridiculous plot?
It's just another tale from the swindler’s script.
He echoes again the fib from his lips:
“God wants us all to be rich!”
Did Jesus wear Armani suits and ties,
And sandals made from crocodiles’ hide?
The crowd applauded the exaggerated stunt,
As he frolics, shivers and growls,
Like someone who’s drunk.
Remember the slogan that says: “In God we trust?”
Preserve this notion:
The poor will always be with us.
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Posted: Jul 2011

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boyshchrm6
Apt description of a confidence artist
at work. Money always the bottom line
and best extracted from the gullible.
Strange how a crowd will follow a few.
thumbs up cool cool doh frustrated
kle76am
Hey Nabii the world is full of them but it is good to know that there are those who can actually recognize one. I Pastor told me recently if I want to get rich I must come to church right before telling me he likes my figure (He was MARRIED)
nabii
the promise of hope is the easiest thing to sell, but you can't be hope. You've got to find it.
Earlgreytea
i love your powers of description...applause
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