CHOOSE LOVE, CHOOSE HEAVEN

“Please, help my words reveal some beauty here, the love within my heart, the love in yours. No matter just how bad things might appear, let's love until a Miracle occurs! When hateful folks feel loved, they start ta change, so let's reveal our love that lives within! Sad circumstances, let's us rearrange, let's find a way that everyone can win! I think that we can do it, yes, I do; so let's give loving-kindness one more try. I Know you've got a lot o' love in you, and don't ya know it, pilgrim, so do I! And this I know 'bout Love: it never fails. We only have our fearful doubts ta lose! And next to Heaven's love, all other pales, and hell and Heaven both are near, so CHOOSE! You'll be glad if you choose love!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

TRUTH AND LIES

(Truth is accurate information about the here-and-now in the here-and-now. And everybody knows where it's at all the time.)

“When human minds get compromised by lies, their hearts begin ta function not as well; the love within them somewhat fades and dies, and that we call a certain form of hell. But Heaven's now available ta all, because we know that truth will ring its bell. And we don't have to into error Fall, if words are true, we certainly can tell!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

GREED IS HELL ON EARTH

Greed Is Hell on Earth

(letter to a capitalist)

Has Money-Madness Hollowed Out your Heart? Has Greed beCome your SubstiTute for Love? Addiction's Made ya Anything but Smart, when Joy is Not the Wealth you're Dreamin' Of. Your Lies and Thefts and Robberies all Kill. Your Conscience Oughta Plague ya night and Day. Your Need for Christ your Cash can Never Fill; please, Cop ta Christ, or lost in hell you'll stay….

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

KEEP ME FREE!

Keep Me Free!

Dear Jesus, Keep me Free from Anger, Please? And Anger FELT by Me I Shall rePort; or Else my Path ta hell it's Gonna Grease; might Even Have ta Face a Judge, in COURT! 'Cause Wrath can UnderMine your Self-conTrol! Now, Wrath is Murder, Friend, and That's a Fact; just Plain old Anger Takes a Deathly Toll! Much Better CHILL, perForm a Kindly ACT! And THAT could Help ya Reach the Highest GOAL! AND THAT'S WHERE YA WANTA GO, YA KNOW? Don'tcha Know That?

Copyright 2013 Marie Louise Nickerson

RE:SELF-RIGHTEOUS DELUSIONS

Re: Self-Righteous Delusions

(to a fundamentalist)

Oh, I beLieved and Trusted All they Said, but Those beLiefs then Caused me Grief and Pain; then I beGan to Doubt those Lies inStead, and Then I Saw that They were Plumb inSane: a Fickle Giant Man up In-the-Sky, who Spies and Knows the Evil Things I Do, and Drops me Down in Agony to Fry, beCause He’s Mad and Loves me Through and Through!

He Has an EneMy, BeElzeBub, but They are Partners, Also, Folks, it Seems, and If rePeatedLy you Botch and Flub, they’ll Both igNore your Never-Ending Screams.

But If you’re Good, you’ll Live in Bliss aBove, too Bad about the Tortured Down beLow, ‘cause You’ll be Blest by Mercy, Bliss, and Love – exCruciating Pain’s what THEY will Know! You Say that's How it’s Always S’posed ta Be, and hell is not your Destiny to Bear, but You're self-SatisFied, beLieve you Me, self-Righteous, Friend, and You don't Care!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

FOR CARELESS FOLKS

For Careless Folks

Is What yer Doing Truly Harmless, Guys? And Gals, now, Isn't Someone Getting Hurt? The Fool's the One who Troubling Truths deNies; ya Won't SEE Dangers, If yer Not aLert! When InconVenient Truths are All igNored, with Fears and FantaSies alLowed to Reign, ya Hurt the Goddess, Friends, ya Hurt the Lord – there's Lots yer Gonna Lose, with Naught ta Gain! A Road that Leads ta hell may LOOK OK, the Hell ta Which it Leads ya May not SEE; perHaps beFore ya LEAP ya Oughta PRAY, and That's the Thing ta Do if You'd stay Free! Ya S'Pose?


Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

FOR KILLERS

For Killers

No Justice, Bravery, nor Glory lies in killing any one, and If you choose to Kill a foe, your living death has just beGun.

Survival turns ta hell, for Those who would eXist withOut their soul; they've gone and Lost the precious, Sacred thing... that Once had Made them Whole.

But If you chose to Murder, now you must rePent, and beg the Blest: Forgive my sins! Indwell my heart! And Always Help me do what’s Best!

Express your deepest Thanks, commit to Love As Long As You Shall Live, and surely Jesus Christ will take you In, and All your sins forGive.


Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson