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Casper
How marvelous to think a soul so light
That it may flit like some unfettered fart
All about a brutally Baptist night
Where no pleasure comforts the beating heart
Of the tearfully afterlife fearful
Somehow unable to police their thought
And confusing hate for something cheerful
Due to the dreadful scripture they're taught
On a Sunday sabotaged by school
When the pupil may well have learned instead
A much less harmful scientific rule
That allows mortal lovers to share a bed
Where love, I think, is more commonly found
Than in some cartoon spirit graveyard bound.
That it may flit like some unfettered fart
All about a brutally Baptist night
Where no pleasure comforts the beating heart
Of the tearfully afterlife fearful
Somehow unable to police their thought
And confusing hate for something cheerful
Due to the dreadful scripture they're taught
On a Sunday sabotaged by school
When the pupil may well have learned instead
A much less harmful scientific rule
That allows mortal lovers to share a bed
Where love, I think, is more commonly found
Than in some cartoon spirit graveyard bound.
Published 16th Jul 2022
Author's Note
From January 25th, 2020
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16th Jul 2022 1:04pm
You had me at unfettered fart. :D
I like this. The tone starts out very light, the overall message is weighty and deftly done. Then leaves on an almost offhand image of the cartoon graveyard. Nicely done :-)
I like this. The tone starts out very light, the overall message is weighty and deftly done. Then leaves on an almost offhand image of the cartoon graveyard. Nicely done :-)
16th Jul 2022 1:21pm
Thanks! Sometimes I make myself giggle like a fool. A comparison betwixt spirituality and flatulence will do it every time!
