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I was brought up
in the Holy Roman Faith
with Priests and Worship,
the Sisters of Mercy
to care for me.
but that was many years ago
when I was but a child, today
I am faithless,
no belief in god and his angels
lucifer and the fires of hell, and
purgatory is just a myth,
heaven someplace in your mind, and
hell
well
hell is just a flight away.
Neat observation here Bernie. Heaven/hell are personal to all of us. Maybe some have been a little too indoctrinated to think for theirselves and recognise it.
Regards,
A.E.
This is good, Bernie.
It is so heart-breaking to see that the grip of 'hell indoctrination' is never really thrown off by anyone caught when he/she was only a child. I'm understanding that you have actually succeeded. Is this 'flight' of your poem a literal one, such as a realistic plane ride to a war zone? Or a resurrected 'flight of fancy' taking you right back to your original childhood fears?
<Deleted User> (5646)
Thu 24th Sep 2009 10:45
Hi Bernie, this struck a chord with me although i
think hell too is a someplace in your mind.
My auntie was brought up a strict catholic and loved her faith then somewhere along the line had experiences which made her question the teachings. After many discussions with her priest she left for a while. In later life she 'forgave' her god and made peace with 'him'.
I'm happy to say she died peacefully and her funeral was a full mass in the catholic church she had faith in then lost and found again.
Sorry. Is this a cathartic comment?
Your poem brought back some lovely memories and thoughtfulness to my day. Thankyou.
Janet.x
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<Deleted User> (6484)
Sat 1st May 2010 15:24
Thanks to Chris, Anthony, Cynthia, Janet for your Comments.
Re "Hell is just Flight Away"
you could be sunning yourself in spain, hop on a plane, three/six hour flight you could be in "hell"
as in the DRC.