Posted by Tapman on March 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
CHRIST CHRISTIANITY CHRISTAINTY CERTAINTY Faith Wearing a short skirt and low cut top Raped ” She reveals too much” Charity With many friends Raped “She is a slut” Hope With her arms around her two sisters Whispers He raped me too “She don’t put out” Advertisements
Category poetry, religion, Uncategorized · Tagged with abuse, blaming, certainty, Christian, Christianity, church, dominance, faith, faith hope and love, hope, inspiration, inspirational, love, lutheran, poem, poetry, rape, religion, shaming, spiritual abuse, the powers, victim, victim blaming, violence
Posted by Tapman on March 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Is it enough? Will He find faith when He returns? Perhaps if he reclines and eats with the sinners Perhaps if he serves and cares for the poor Perhaps if he touches the leper, the sick and unclean Perhaps We will see. Perhaps if he dies and gives his life for the world? The perfect reflection, … Continue reading →
Category Against Penal Substitutionary Atonement, poetry · Tagged with atonemnet, blood, cross, faith, gospel, inspiration, Jesus, love, poem, poetry, sacrifice, salvation, spiritual, spirituality, theology, truth, violence
Posted by Tapman on December 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Man against man The weapons the same The sword of the spirit Which is the Word of God An even playing field Who is the arbiter Who the referee Who is the heretic The one with whom we Disagree
Posted by Tapman on June 21, 2015 · 3 Comments
Parallel lines deep in the mud Wheels In a rut Travelled too far now No going back Bogged On the track Darkness descends The mocking laughter of toads and frogs Kneedeep kneedeep And Bogged Bogged Bogged The sun rises All mocking stopped Salvation A bright coloured Rainbow truck The beast The wagon … Continue reading →
Category poetry · Tagged with blind, Christian, Christianity, deception, following, freedom., gay, gospel, hell, homosexual, human rights, inspirational, lutheran, poem, poetry, pride, religion, salvation, slavery, the way
Posted by Tapman on May 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Restore to me the joy of your salvation Words Deceived into believing That I know Simple Clean Separate In a row Like plasticine The smell A seven course meal Seven simple words Yet They are so far away Can I ever Really be four? Soldiers in uniform All in … Continue reading →
Category poetry · Tagged with bible, Christian, Christianity, faith, freedom., fundamentalism, kingdom, literal, literalism, parable, poem, poetry, salvation, spiritual, spirituality, the kingdom of God, theology, truth, word
Posted by Tapman on June 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Outside of religion Removed from the board I see sin as the pawns That we kill in vain Pawns on a chess board part of a game Death makes its move and thousands a slain Slaves to this power and moved by this will Pawns being the enemy that we are taught to kill Religion a … Continue reading →
Category poetry · Tagged with blind, blindness, chess, death, devil, god, harry potter, king, metaphor, pawn, poem, poetry, religion, satan, sin, slavery, spiritual
Posted by Tapman on June 23, 2014 · 2 Comments
Is it real? Can you see it? Can you measure it? Like a dead animal on the side of the road can you actually poke a stick into it? There is no wound No blood It isn’t real You prick! You calculating shit! Feel my heart, is it not aching? I am your … Continue reading →
Category poetry · Tagged with Christianity, divorce, faith, god, inspiration, love, marriage, metaphor, pain, poem, poetry, religion, science, separation, spiritual
Posted by Tapman on May 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment
In perfect unison Two became one The rythmn of life The rythmn of love I’d love to move like that Teach me Teach me Teach me to dance With perfect timing Exact precision Movements displaying confident decision Move to the beat Missing the feet I’ve learned to dance Completed my vision Surely … Continue reading →
Category poetry · Tagged with dance, dancing, deep, god, heart, introspection, learning, life, love, meaning, metaphor, new life, parable, poem, poetry, relationship, religion, shadow, shadow self, soul
Posted by Tapman on May 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Old eyes Powerful and trained to see Fight fire with fire Anger with anger An eye for an eye Tooth for a tooth No matter the cost, even the score Old eyes Trained for war I am tied and bound Abducted Dragged into a lonely prison Am I dead? Is this a tomb? Eyes plucked out … Continue reading →
Category poetry · Tagged with an eye for an eye, baptism, Christian, conflict, crucifixion, darkness, death, eye, eyes, gospel, light, new life, peace, poem, poetry, reflection, religion, see, seeing, shadow, sin, soul, spirituality, war
Posted by Tapman on April 20, 2014 · 2 Comments
Buzzing flies Brown Soft steamy shit It will taste better if I add some sugar I’ve heard about polishing terds…. But would I eat it? Why don’t I consider a healthy alternative? Is there real safety in being conservative? Why do I swallow what shouldn’t be et? Anything other considered a threat! It was … Continue reading →
Category Against Penal Substitutionary Atonement, poetry · Tagged with Christian, crucifixion, forgiveness, god, Gods Kingdom, Jesus, kingdom, lutheran, poem, poetry, religion, sacrifice, salvation, scapegaot, scapegoating, theology, wrath