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I got my first god from my father Before I even understood what one was. And even though it seemed centuries old And was more than a bit worn, I believed in that god, because I got it from him. He taught me to respect it, So I kept it locked up In a rosewood case Next to the kitchen table, And that’s where it stayed until Sunday When we’d all pile into the dilapidated old station wagon, And go down to town for the God show. It wasn’t till I got older that I realized It wasn’t so much about the gods as it was the community, A whole group of people gathered together to celebrat The one thing that that keeps them feeling safe 2. I keep my god in a steel box underneath my bed, Between the photograph of my mother And love letters from an ex girlfriend Scribbled in eyebrow pen. I don’t pull them out much anymore Except when I’m alone And the whole world seems to be slowly closing in, I’ll squeeze it between my palms Till my fingertips tremble, Or push it against my temple Whisper my fears to it And listen to the cold silence As it echoes in the shells 3. There’s a man down on the street corner With a sandwich board Who’ll sell you the type of god that’s illegal now, The kind that’s ready to kill a man at the drop of a hat, The kind you pull out when your woman cheats on you Or your sun turns out to be gay, The kind with hammer-cock like held prayer breath, With barrel like a pulpit, The kind of semiautomatic brimstone spitter They don’t allow in pleasant company anymore 4. Of course the founding fathers intended for us all to have gods! Look, if someone comes along with a god and threatens you, You don’t want to be the only one without a god, do you? And nobody wants us to be like England Where not even the police carry one! Really, what’s gonna keep people from raping and stealing If they don’t think a god will? That’d be like trying to take “in guns we trust” off our money! This country was given to us by our gun almighty So that we could have the freedom to carry our gods Where ever we gun-damn please. And a good conservatives knows that any form of god control is un-American; 5. You haven’t forgotten what happened, Have you? All it took was a few men with an unwavering faith in their guns To take down those two towers. And they didn’t even have gods. If everyone on that plane’d had had a god You know that never would have happened… It almost makes you doubt the power of your own gun. 6. The Safety Manual: Kids, Never point a god at someone, even to joke around. If you see a god in the area, please leave immediately. If your friend wants to show you a god, just say no! By telling a parent, teacher, or guidance counselor when you see a god, You could be a hero and save lives! Parents, Keep your gods away from children! Children don’t realize That gods are tools, And might instead treat them like toys, To threaten people around them. Remember: Gods don’t kill people, People with gods kill people. |