The New School Prayer
This was written by a teen in Bagdad, Arizona.
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is agaginst the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or gree.
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific,
The law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud
Are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot;
My soul please take!
Amen
This poem was posted on the Bagdad Public Bulletin board on
1/28/00.
Our children are put down in today's world. Mostly because they
dress funny and have strange hair, tattoos, or body piercings. This poem only
proves, our children are screaming out for us to lead them back
to the old ways. I for one, have a restored faith in our children, not just
because of this poem, but because they deserve it. They are our future.
