The Supreme Court
Can the world be made better by stacking our Courts
With immoderate friends that we trust share our views?
Is Court’s dignity served, are its verdicts revered,
Does it mean I’m ‘supreme’ when a fluke helps my side?
Is a ‘litmus test bias’ the justice we want
In a nation where man’s views, not God’s, rule the land.
Can my God be your God? We draw lines in the sand!’
We might want to know God, but most grok, it’s not true!
It is rare a man travels alone by canoe,
‘Two’ means safety’s enhanced when life’s more than we’ve
planned
For, one man can get swamped by expanding demand!
Just a family’s problems can call for detente
And how much more a nation’s desires thwart a tide
When the nation’s size matters, and justice looks geared!
Do the richest amongst us delineate news,
Should we wonder minorities, poor aren’t good sports?
Can you claim to be civil or patriot when
You abuse each advantage, claim God’s on your side?
When your thumb’s on the scale, is it justice you serve?
With the poor paying taxes, the rich praising gas,
Corporations (the rich own) bribe lawyers for laws
That both shelter Corp’s gains, and send jobs overseas,
Are we Christians who drive the earth’s meek to their
knees
And applaud, as we do it, the One Percent’s greed?
Let me curse what fools do as I pray they get freed
When they proudly seem stuck in their dark harmonies!
If you feel your bowels churning in depths of unease
And you see the world poisoned because of your flaws,
Be aware it’s ‘the humble,’ God’s Word gives a pass!
Please don’t let my good wishes here throw you a curve!
Join with Paul in admitting you struggle with pride,
(And with Jesus) both counsel abandoning sin!
Long Tooth
March 8th in 2020
Copyright © Roof Missing | Year Posted 2020
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