Amen (work in progress)

AMEN! A man! An imam was there
Save me! She said.
Protect me with your prayer
Alah, Jesus, Buddha, Send everybody here!
Gimme all your answers
I don’t wanna live in fear.

A sin! A sign, a single cell
Don’t spill it on the ground!
He’ll send us all to hell
Idle hands are nervous, they don’t want to touch themselves
It isn’t right, it isn’t normal
They just want to be well

The Host, the toast, the holy ghost!
We’re buying what you’re selling
There’s sin to diagnose
Put on your shiny hat and robes! Go man your post!
It doesn’t matter if you mean it
Just tell us who to love the most

The Whore, the spore, the gory war!
The storefronts are the battlefields
And the courthouses facades
Pledge allegiance to the book, then to the oath you swore!
Ignore the nasty bits
That’s what the truth is for

Revere what’s here, or singe and sear!
It’s a presence all around you
A vacuum is your fault
Where are all the answers?! What did you grow up near?
Don’t fret for which is best
The mind can’t see what’s clear