A Witch's Curse

A witch's curse; what could be worse?
   The need to be born twice!
Must of us find that change of mind
   not worth the sticker price:

That crying need for just one creed
   to be the sanctioned ism –
That only theirs are sacred prayers:
   religious narcissism…

That Jimmy Swaggart's not a braggart
   preying on the foolable?
A little gin; stir in some sin;
   contribute and be schoolable.

What seraphim and cherubim
   would likely treat us better
Because some kook's convinced that Luke's
   typewriter wrote a letter?

If Mom was bright and got it right
   the first time we occurred,
Why go through a new debut
   complaining that she erred?

Yet there'd have been so much less sin
   if some moms had resorted
To a device where those born twice
   had simply been aborted.

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
11/7/04

To 'Himself - Holier Than Thou'
To 'Homo-Erectus'