THE NEW MESSIAH
The new Messiah is available for hire
his rates are remarkably low by the hour
his motivations to save whole nations
are contrary to the general flow
we jadedly have come to know.
His opening sentence will advise repentance
in order to bring us together
and he wears no suits of impeccable cloth
and never appears in full body leather. .
He wants to look humble and slightly ill shod
he's a leftwing Messiah and speaks up for God,
and his faithful minions will have some opinions
but the new Messiah will lift us higher
and take account of global warming
it's all in the morals it's plain to see,
and because he's wise and religio - political
his potent advice will be timely and critical.
Most importantly of all of course
is his rates are remarkably low
and his ratings remarkably high
So look inside yourself or look up
it doesn't much matter which,
He's bound to find you and keep you in line
and you know your life will be rich.
<Deleted User> (13762)
Sat 3rd Sep 2016 15:35
And there's me thinking you were being clever Ray. It's a sign, a sign! I'm reminded of the Life of Brian, always my favourite telling of the story. Trouble is, now everyone thinks they're the new Messiah. Blame the internet again. We live through strange times but no stranger than any other time I guess. In a way your poem sits nicely with David's November 2016. Cheers, Colin.