SCANDALS ... DEC 29TH, 2012

SCANDALS   … DEC 29^TH, 2012

BY

JAMES BREDIN

These scandals; hidden for centuries by bishops and popes,

Left us in the dark in confession boxes, on the ropes,

And even now as we stare mesmerized; we don’t know what to do,

As they take off their Roman collars and say everything is new.

Hey: Maybe you can help me because I think, I’ve lost the faith,

I apologize; I didn’t realize; that there is no debate,

Maybe this poem is a sacrilege and I should be on my knees,

Beg for forgiveness; never displease and try to appease.

I’m afraid I might turn Protestant but that could be even worse,

Than those pompous pedophile Catholic priests and their curse,

But I was just a number among the billions who believed,

That those in flashy vestments could never have deceived.

DEC 29^TH, 2012