The Insane

[Spyder]

Torn at by rats

In eighteenth century cells,

The entire weight of dumb anxiety

Bears witness to this unnatural animal,

Punished in Christian abasement

And condemned with an immorality of unreason.

Naked and shattered she lye’s in the hay

Changed from life

To Christian decay.

Her crimes are numerous:

She is poor,

She is weak,

She is crucified because of the crucifixion,

She renounces God.



In ignorance and madness

Religion seizes control

Of the human stable

And insanity rules in the abandonment of reason.

[littleskinny]

wow - that's the best of yours I read so far...really good stuff...might talk more about it later....

[Spyder]

thanks skinnny! i like this one too, its part of 9 poems all relating to the same kinda thing

[borut16]

I find this one very interesting;
may I ask who's it about?
Some real person or an imaginary person?

Good poem Spydy,
Borut

[Spyder]

not so much a poem about a person, but about people

its about the social treatment of the poor by religious people in power.

about using religion as an excuse to ill treat people that do not fit in with what the government want politically.

tis a social comment. anyone with a mind that goes against the political power is "the insane"

[borut16]

not so much a poem about a person, but about people

its about the social treatment of the poor by religious people in power.

about using religion as an excuse to ill treat people that do not fit in with what the government want politically.

tis a social comment. anyone with a mind that goes against the political power is "the insane" Aha, good, then I understood it right at first. :)

I like it quite a lot.

[saffronfrancisburnet]

i love this piece
it plays on the minds of many a woman
with the man is torn from one cross to another..

what a flow of emotions you show for this
lie,, this way we are bound by religion
all bound ...

unless we question we never learn

thank you for this post
love n peace from saff

[Fierce_Flawless]

i could never be christian... the idea of justice (i.e. the old testament) escapes me. and eye for an eye and all that nonsense. this world needs healing more than justice, more than anything. this reminded me of the count of monte cristo at first... good read..