we never made the 'elijah list'
churches just treated us like piss
we never ever 'fit the bill'
(no matter how hard we tried)
we always got the 'look of kill'
yes we 'gave it all to the lord'
but never were we welcomed on board
we learned the bible, sang the songs
yet....they never let us tag a long
pastors mocked us in the pews
yet we kept on pushing through
worshiping straight from our hearts
........just to have it fall apart
giving cheerfully every time
we offered up our very last dime
yet, it all was NEVER ENOUGH
(sitting alone
was kinda rough)
maybe if we weren’t so poor
then they all would like us more?
often needing food and rides
we bore (the) humiliation in stride
praying for hours did not matter
as the leaders moved up the ladder
being rich was important, they implied
otherwise 'your faith had died'
😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧
us outcasts were excluded from fun
we heard of their private parties ‘bar none’
we felt worse than ever
because now no one wanted us
we were even 'rejected'
by god, religion and jesus
pathetic, we kept going, to try to 'fit in'
always feeling we were in some DEEP SIN
the 'elders' looked down on us
(if even at all)
they would smile at the altar
yet ignore us in the hall
our questions were silenced
we were quietly labeled and shunned
known as ‘trouble’ and (the) ‘difficult ones’
subjects of gossip-- and perhaps jealous rage
we were passed over by 'prayers from the stage'
whispers were muffled, as we entered the room
some of us singers were 'lowered the boom’
STILL, we kept trying and suffering in shame
as chances went by us, avoiding our names
😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧
usually... (we) were treated like lepers
we felt such awkward disgrace
and we just couldn’t find the fabled ‘right place’
going forward for prayers
our faith was so high
YET....we left once again
with pain deep deep inside
the church members all seemed so 'blessed'
meanwhile-- our lives were. a. complete.. mess
we listened… and sought god in prayer
finally daring to speak out–
but, muffled....
it was as if we weren’t there
so we watched as 'the big shots' came into town
hoping for 'a word’ as they strolled around
excitingly waiting as the 'prophet’ drew near
only to be excluded, it was made clear
still holding on, for a sliver of hope
we sat in the back trying 'not to mope'
we watched as they all 'buzzed with glee'
just wishing for one of THEM to see
😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖
years go by.... and we are still alone
never fitting into any 'church home'
as we see the 'lucky ones’ getting rich
yet-- we know that person is truly 'a bitch'
confused, and really tired by now
us 'misfit's are just mystified by it all
we just wanted God, we really got SAVED!
now... we are hurt by the way THEY behave
the church people have some kind of 'power'
(but it is not from Jesus…
they just made us cower)
so many of us rejects have quietly fled
since no one has helped us
….......as our spirits bled
no one even noticed, as we all left the floor
they never even noticed, as we hit the door
decades later, still no one has cared
we are forgotten and hated,
when they see us in store aisles, they walk by in a rush
not wanting contact with one 'such as us'
our families are dying….from drugs and from 'sin’
yet no churches want us
we cry out-- in painful agony of despair
only to realize….they. just. do. not. care.
😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧
those 'powerful' church people continue on in a rush
living in deep deception
their ministers are idolized-- and fiercely adored
but never do they stop… to help out 'the whore'
the church has become a bastion of greed
so many elite, begging for the 'seed’
they have lost their first love
....having no concept, of the Lord above
the churches are full of politics and wealth
yet they silently put Jesus on a shelf
while millions upon millions suffer each night
the gluttons eat fancy, ignoring their plight
😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧
the overfed fat church is so full of pride
with eyelids so heavy, their souls have died
no time for the prisons, the homeless or the ill
church leaders 'prosper’ while eating their fill
so many celebrity 'prophets, evangelists, & healers'
all giving out 'words’, just like drug dealers
the modern day prophets live lives of ease
raking in millions, doing just as they please
each famous teacher richly flatters each other
never seeing the lonely, lost brothers
😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖
as decade upon decade brings in the cash $$$
the suicides of 'backsliders’ are treated as trash
the prisons are begging for just one man to care
but the 'churches’ have no one who will even dare
fatherless children turn into sad, angry men
no one is there, to bring them back again
so many hurt people, screaming alone
they see all the 'winners’ getting a new home
and, sometimes it all takes such a toll
they truly wonder... if (even) God sees their souls
© 3-9-19 strengthfortheweak
