‘Whited sepulchres’ he called them
Pointing to corruption in his day
He never insulted anyone
Simply told the truth
Sometimes hard to swallow
But that’s the way
No point in hurting people
Just to hurt
And give excuse for self-defence writ large
Always respect the person
Though they don’t respect you back
Point but to the truth
That way stay on track
The Lord engaged with people
Everyday
It is our daily challenge
Be mindful what you say
They called the Lord a devil
Discredited his word
Attacked him in the darkness
With cowardly club and sword
Our world of social media
Delights in throwing stones
Verbal attack the game they play
We’ll never make old bones
Let every word you utter
Be fair considered well
Not merely good intentioned
That’s called the road to hell
Brian Fahy
19 November 2021
Erris Poetry 