Wednesday, 6 October 2021

THE GOOD BOOK

 

The good book

A trusty tome

Full of comfort and succour

Hope and salvation

A reliable companion

A stalwart in adversity

A true bestseller

Sometimes contentious

Often misquoted

Frequently misused,

The devout and the atheist

Quote in equal measure

From its voluminous pages

They scour and pillage

Cherry picked passages

To support a particular stance

At times it can even satisfy

Both sides of the same argument

Inclusive and accessible to all

In the right hands

It illuminates and empowers

In the wrong hands

It divides and imposes

The bible in truth

Is full of ambiguities

And numerous contradictions

But most important of all

It contains essential truths

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