I start no
wars, raining poison
on cathedrals,
melting Stars of David
into golden faucets
to be lighted by lamps
shaded by human skin.
I set no
store on the strange lands,
send no
missionaries beyond my
borders,
to plunder secrets
and barter souls.
They
say you took my manhood,
Momma.
Come sit on my lap
and tell me,
what do you want me to say
to them, just
before I annihilate
their ignorance ?
This poem tells me that religions are nothing but poison to the society they are exposed to.
melting Stars of David into golden faucets to be lighted by lamps shaded by human skin. A great poem and thinking. tony
Another incredibly on-target piece of work by Ms Angelou!
I have 4 sons an we have the true love 4 poetry not 4 the words but its sentiments sumtime u can find a great poet that tells of life or death but wat poet can u find that tells of life living moving from tradgidy
I set no store on the strange lands, send no missionaries beyond my borders, to plunder secrets and barter souls. great great great writing 10+++++++++++++++++++++++
They say you took my manhood, Momma. Come sit on my lap and tell me, what do you want me to say to them, just before I annihilate their ignorance? Lovely poem shared.