to the children of the pious

[squeaky_kleen]

do not lose heart,
oh down trodden generation.
do not be weighed down
by your thoughts
that strike with guilt.
do not be hindered
nor burdened
by strict unfeeling
religion
that seperates you
from the author of faith.

friends, i dear say...
do not listen to
my own rantings on religion
and divine relationship

let me correct myself
please lend me your ear
but feel no obligation
to agree...
do not think me an idiot also
i pray you
show me mercy
as God himself

has shown me decades of his lovingkindess
i ask the same of you

for friends... i desire to give you the same

furthermore.. if your pious parents
neglect you of this
show them mercy..
for maybe they have been neglected
of this divine gift of love

friends...
i beg you
encourage me
to be merciful
to the "dutifuly religious"
in my life
when they are
with pure motivations
and wicked ones
alike

that i would drop the stone
and offer my hand.

-a message from your joyful but lost friend in the "far country"