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ecrivan
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0 posted 2004-09-26 11:53 PM




An application of holy water
that faith healer on tv
aroused a number of people
eventually touched me

Healed but for a headache
what of the lower back pains
the chronic throat is cured
one can complain of just so much
an answer lies in a faithful touch

Yet I await for the Messiah to come
not what inspires the Evangelist;
does it matter who it is
as long as he gets the job done?

But so many are influenced
by the power of suggestion
tormented by the object behind
about who has to become observant
cause when it comes to sacred touch
one looks at the motives
sees a devious practice
yet I was healed that day...

now and then another healer will arise
religions are meant to follow
other men will contend the practice
to them holy water is hollow.


[This message has been edited by ecrivan (09-27-2004 09:50 PM).]

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DavePage
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1 posted 2004-09-27 12:48 PM


You raise issues that most are frightened to do

The labelling of anyone who disagrees in a perversion of truth, to win an argument

The belief that honesty doesn't matter, success does and what you can get away with as a politician is reality not truth

I said on another post that words should make you think

Yours did

Dave

LeeJ
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2 posted 2004-09-27 01:26 PM


AN interesting write...bravo...this was enlightening
ecrivan
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3 posted 2004-09-27 09:54 PM


Just as poetry should be done to make you feel, not necessarily make you feel good...
I suppose one can tie in related arguements to snake-oil venders eyc.


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