February 7, 2022

Sick. Of. It!

(a rant)

I’m sick of it

I don’t mind saying so

I’m just sick of it

it’s been a long time

I get that

I live here too

it’s getting stale

stuck at home all this time

not seeing smiles all this time

not shaking hands all this time

not hugging people all this time

but you people

you people who so insult

our leaders

our authorities

our police

calling them

“Brown Shirts!”

“Nazis!”

“Fascists!”

“Waffen SS!”

“Communists!”

you have no idea

you haven’t any clue at all

you have completely evaded history

its lessons have eluded you

what’s happening may be bad

it may be getting worse

or it may end

tomorrow

but either way

what we have now

is nowhere near

it’s not anywhere close

to any of those evils

it’s so far removed

it’s not even a shadow

not even a hint

of the fear

in the thirties

I’m sick of it!

I tell you

I’m just sick of it!

there are larger issues at stake

than your rights

things more deserving your tears

than your freedoms

before you mourn their loss

however poorly perceived

fight for these

fight for your neighbour

fight for those

who have no water

who have no home

who will not see life

your endless complaints

over losing your rights

over losing your freedoms

are mindbogglingly selfish

are absolutely ludicrous

they carry not a feather’s weight

if you have not wept for these

if you have not fought for these

if you have not prayed for these

who have never enjoyed

who have no hope to enjoy

what you

so foolishly

claim was lost

it’s one thing to see this

in the lives of others

to whom God is a stranger

but you

you are God’s own children

He is no stranger to you

you should know better

how can you so easily forsake

the example of our Saviour

your selfishness is unbelievable

it is appalling

and I’m sick of it!