I am offended...

‘I am offended’ (timothy r. gates, 09/10/2005)

Opinions other my own
Art that I don’t particularly like
Long short stories
Classic literature that’s truly romance novels
Art that pretends to be porn
Porn that pretends to be Art
Erotica literature that goes nowhere
Musicians that talk about their gift
Musicians that exploit their religious audience
Lovers that introduce each other as cousins
Lovers that are first cousins
Married people who are not lovers
The killing of inconvenient life
The violation of a life birthed
Religious groups that pretend that they don’t have the truth
Religious groups that presume that they have the truth
Religious groups that don’t care either way
Hidden agendas
No agendas
Blame that is placed upon the other person
Blame that is not owned by the person doing whatever
Blame used as an excuse for the perpetuation of violating others
People who know what the other person is thinking
People who know they’re going to heaven and those others are not
People who know little but argue about everything
National leaders that send our sons, daughters, fathers, mothers to war
National leaders saying that the slain are collateral damage
National leaders tearing another nation apart so that we can help build them up, again
Euphemisms used so frequently that they’re no longer euphemisms
Implied accusations
Implied statements of what one truly believes but lacsk the courage to say
Hypocrisy other than mine
Hypocrisy at the expense of the less confident
Proselytizing unless I’m doing it
Proselytizing those with an intellectual disadvantage
Proselytizing those outside of your faith, or other agendas
Sexuality and sensuality not seen within beauty
Sexuality equated with beauty
Sexuality not beheld as Eucharist and Sacrament
Innocence robbed from children
Innocence not applauded in young adults
Innocence never known by adults
God who knows all
God who is everywhere present
God who is omnipotent
I am offended
by whatever I have no control.