Habitual Hypocrites



Liars who deceive.
And betray others to have believe,
Themselves to be,
Followers loyal to 'Christianity'.
While quoting scriptures from Bibles.
Conveniently carried around.
Doing their missionary deeds.
To disguise the reality,
Of what they intend...
Hidden up their sleeves.
Then when out of sight.
Nowhere to be found.
Until Sunday morning dressed to impress.
With words to hear,
How Great Thou Art.
Shouting with praises out from mouths
In a church to confess yet not address.
The sins through the week.
Allowing to keep this temptation weak.
Although accepting to expect,
A forgiveness immediately received...
From The Almighty God.
To 'assume' does not detect to suspect,
Habitual Hypocrites.

Hypocrites.
With one eye open and the other closed.
Looking to find someone to pass,
Judgement upon those...
Holding up high their pretentious noses.

After worshipping in a church.
As if selected and picked the ones chosen.
To say to God in personal prayer.
Once alone in the comfort homes
Who was there to arrive late for church.
Just to be seen doing it.
Without a head to bow.
Or proving themselves to be,
Faithful Christians to fake a belief.
Like others do.
And have done for centuries.
Ritualistically!

Yet...
Even politians have acquired the skills,
To do better than that to get elected!
Leaving no one to hear it heard,
Whatever choice they may make...
Is immuned from suspicion.
Or have reason to detect it!
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Written on May 14, 2024

Submitted by lpahtillah on May 14, 2024

Modified by lpahtillah on May 14, 2024

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,422
Words 285
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 24, 5, 12, 7

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