Dear God:
Our
relationship is at risk
If the
truth is in what some preachers preach
That you
chose the man in office
Is this
just a bully pulpit reach?
Our
relationship is at risk
If you
chose such a flawed man
To lead
this country down the road
Maybe
even bring justice to the land.
Our
relationship is at risk
If what
they say amounts to much
Your
hand reached down and touched him
And made
us vote for him and such.
Our
relationship is at risk
If I
were to believe those folks on the right
All the
things they say to excuse him
All come
with your holy might.
Our
relationship is at risk
If I
thought you decided to choose
A man
who mocks the poor and the needy
We all
have a lot to lose.
Our
relationship is at risk
If I
have to buy into their theology
That you
orchestrated this madness
That I
think is just misguided mythology.
Our
relationship is at risk
If I
thought you cared more for the rich
And for
the man who lies and taunts us
And that
would be a heavenly glitch.
Our
relationship is at risk
If you
chose the man with the insult
For Haiti
and Africa and their people
While
his supports loudly exult.
Our
relationship is at risk
If
indeed I thought you chose
An
adulterer, a liar, a racist
Who
tweets insults under our nose.
Our
relationship is at risk
If I believe
the loud noise
From a
man who lies and lies and lies
And we
excuse his malicious ploys.
Our
relationship is at risk
If the
one they say you’ve anointed
Constantly
hollers at us
“Fake
news” and other words more pointed.
But
Our
relationship is not at risk
No, I
know you love your people
You
would not impose upon us
A human
being so despicable.
No, our
relationship is not at risk
You did
not hold our hands at the box
We across
this land voted our conscience
Though
it came out pretty unorthodox.
No, our
relationship is not at risk
Because
I trust you above all others
You do
not punish the innocent
Or
destroy a sister or her brothers.
No, our
relationship is not at risk.
We have
a lot of things to learn
There
are processes in place
That
will protect us when we turn.
No, our
relationship is not at risk
I lean
on you most days
To help
me keep my head about myself
Above
the burning haze.
Amen.
