i met you on a busy street
on my way to something more important
you, with your big sign and bigger ego screamed through your megaphone about the judgement of God
you never asked my name
you said things you dont know and called them fact
you had the sales pitch of a mobster selling amway
telling me what would happen if i DONT buy what your selling
well i'm not buying
for i know who you are
your the guy that condemns yourself for every desire you have
your the guy that doesnt know love
only hatred
and you cant give what you dont know
sir, i pray for you
but i keep my distance all the same
i saw you in a church service
with your nice suit and glossy smile
your dynamic step and well timed speech
i felt that i was in vegas
all show, mere entertainment, the same thing you said the last time you came
"who will give me five minutes more?
five, ten, fifteen, twenty, ooh twenty more minutes to preach"
i laughed at that when i was ten
but i dont laugh now, nor do i frown
i just dream of a preacher who will discuss what matters
what you say of blessing is well and good
but i still have to work count pennies for food
you raise five million dollars for a nice looking gym
when the single mom cant pay her rent
give us something real, sir
give us an answer to our problems
or forget the hype and get out of the way
my God is not embedded in a smoke screen of crass commercialism covered in piety
Jesus did not cover up his humanity with a bright smile and nice hair
you prayed for me, but i doubted your sincerity
i met you in a coffee shop
with your normal clothes and natural smile
you didnt give answers
you didnt inform me of my wrong doing
or how i needed to fix it
you didnt keep a distance, or cover up your sins
you just followed Jesus as best you could
and invited me to come along
and somehow, i knew that if i didnt i wouldnt be cast away
i wasnt a potential convert to you, but a person
maam you posess true love
and you give it freely to whoever needs it
you have opened the possibility that God is real
for you were real yourself
we prayed together, and i finally understood
10:57 p.m. - 1997-11-08
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