The Pope Says Nope Poem by Ken Landsman

Hope springs eternal in the human breast
So says the great Alexander Pope
But when it comes to reproductive rights,
Nothing has changed; the Pope says nope

He spreads the word across the land
He praises God he gives them hope
He knows the flock will understand
But birth control he answers nope

Bedecked in white he stirs the crowd
He offers them a way to cope
A brand new church will be endowed
But family planning he says nope

In Cuba it's a real tough sell
They're Godless Commies, in the dark they grope
The teeming hordes they still fear Hell
But IUD's he answers nope

His visit to this land of ours
May turn to be a slippery slope
Since Roe v. Wade we've had the right
How can he possibly say nope?

This wily Father sees a chance
He knows Planned Parenthood's on the rope
When Roe v. Wade falls after that
To rights for women he'll say nope

If Alexander Pope were here he'd have a pithy thing to say
About the Church hypocrisy. It probably would go this way.

Of Gods and men the Bible was quite clear
There's one eternal force there is no peer
It matters not specific circumstances
The name they use is Yahweh not Pope Francis