By D. R. DiFrancesco
You promised us forgiveness,
If only we would fight for you.
You promised us everlasting life,
If only we would die for you.
You promised us love and gratitude,
If only we would tithe to you.
You begged us for forgiveness,
If only we would lie for you.
You begged us for compassion,
If only we would turn a blind eye for you.
You begged for our silence,
If only to make our children not speak out against you.
You promise us things which you can not hope to deliver,
You beg us for things which you do not deserve to receive,
All while purportedly speaking in the name of God.
We will not forgive nor accept your hollow promises,
Forgiveness should be asked of your God not of mortal man.
As for your promises,
You do not hold the authority to fulfill them.
Keep them,
For they are not worth the breath you have wasted.
Dom DiFrancesco 
Well done.
Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Hypocrisy and betrayal in the arena of the spiritual realm is harsh reality – a horrible one…I’m so glad that there are also good examples to be found, too! All the more reason to take our faith journey seriously enough to be REAL.
Thank you for the comment. There certainly are good examples of faith, but unfortunately those seldom come to light. Instead the focus is predominantly on the negative which obviously was the theme of this poem. I would like you to know that I am not anti-religion, but have had some bad experiences with people that claim to be religious.
I have, too – and I can certainly relate to what you wrote.
What a harsh indictment on how humans interpret and live out what they believe…