The Sermon Poem by Godiah Imbukuleh

The Sermon



'Mathews 6: 33 Seek first the kingdom of God'
Humans crave hope in mystery
And false hope is better than despair
We need an idol
A fairy tale as exciting as the Cinderella
Finding true love is hard
So we seek unconditional love
Money is hard to obtain
So we crave kindness

We are only special because we are greedy
We want more and more
The greater the risk, the bigger the reward
We gravitate towards crafty preachers
Paul Mackenzie becomes a 'true prophet'
And his message is simple:
'Starve and you reap rewards,
the riches await those who're fasting'

He knows, the liver, the kidney and the heart
Are more expensive than a healthy poor man
Mass graves cheaper than coffins
He has found his kingdom
Harvesting hope in a mysterious way
And building his paradise
In the sleepy town of Shakahola.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem explores the hidden philosophy that lead to the massacre in Shakahola in Kenya. Laced with greed and religious hypocrisy, the mass murder in the name of religious aspirations was a sad state of affairs.
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