God On Our Side

Trying to fight the silence of the muse again.

God On Our Side

 

We stand,

Defiantly

Against one

Another,

With the belief

That we fight

With God on our side.

 

We dance,

Deftly

With one

Another,

With the thought

That this war

Shows God on our side.

 

We spar,

Divinely

With one

Another,

With the misconception

That bloodshed

Ordains God on our side.

 

We die,

Deceived,

As the

Devil snickers

At the conceit

Of our belief

That God was on our side.

 

Legion

20Jun09

Reviews

[The Archangel Gabriel]

Legion-

Sorry that I have not been around. Is this not the case with holy war and jihad almost all of the time? It appears that we have been plagued by ruthless, cruel dicktators since before we could write down the history of of plagues and oppressions. And, always our leaders seem to declare that Allah almighty is on our side on both sides. Indeed, he is - he is on the side of all of Creation and his own. However, usually it appears to be a horrible power struggle that just ends up with a lot of death and tragedy when war is involved. Missed you greatly during my absence - I have been busy and have the best accounting of my time available in my section that I can discern at this time.

Peace and love,
Gabe

[Jerry Ables]

It's sad what some will do in the name of their religion. My God is a loving God who wants people to be saved, but doesn't sanction violence in His name. Very well written & expressed. Genuinely appreciated. May He ever bless you & yours with peace & safety!

[Sister Suzie]

One Word Fantastic

[Meredith Leigh]

This is really deep and dark, I like the repetative 'God on our side.' that you use in each stanza. It really helps give that catchy effect all poems should have. It was almost lyrical. Great work!

- Kriss

[Bud]

Powerful and profound write. This is one that will linger on for a bit with the thoughts that it does provoke.
Outstanding! To say the least.

[Vonnie15]

hey! I like this. If you have time, please read my poem: "Our free nation" and tell me what you think.

[ABitBrokenPoetry]

well put. who is right & who is wrong, who's to say. i like the flow of this poem, & the message it portrays, very thought-provoking & very true.

[Not A Writer]

gj. good effort. A+

[Dragon Witch]

In the name of god and other things, many atrocities are committed.All with the belief that god is on their side.Ironic and short sighted they be! Well done I have always wondered about this and why pple do it.

[TL Boehm]

OUCH! a poetic smack on the arse of the would be holier than thou amongst us. Fangs in the jugular. Well done.

[Sharon Miller Bolander]

Being one who believes God could never take sides, I really appreciate your message. Bravo! Sharon