God Week continues: today, the misuse
Of holy names, taking those names in vain
When used as oaths, blasphemies and abuse
Odds bodkins, God's teeth, holy shit, a saying
Has strength if it degrades a divine name
At anything young people see or hear
'Oh My God' is the first thing they exclaim
'Jeez,' 'Jesus,' 'Jesus Christ,' said without fear
Even 'Christ Almighty' at costly beer
In classical times they swore upon Zeus
Yet his thunderbolts never fell like rain
Maybe he didn't mind, turned a deaf ear
Like Yahweh, that name unspoken by Jews,
Impassive now to their pleasure and pain
Mon 12 Jan 2009
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