Jesus Put a Curse on Me
by Steve O’Keefe
Jesus put a curse on me
said I gotta love you
as much as I love me
— when —
as far as I can see
you ain’t worth but half o’me!
Still, I gotta respect ya
’til the good Lord perfects ya
’cause Jesus put a curse on me
said I gotta love you
as much as I love me —
not just now,
but for eternity
— when —
as far as I can see
you ain’t no good!
Still, I’m s’posed to treat ya
like Jesus would.
I’d give up Jesus if I could
but Jesus put a curse on me
yes he did
yes indeed!
Cardboard Rhino 
This reads more like a song than a poem, which I like, given its spiritual nature. Well done.
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A new genre: the \”Backhanded Spiritual\”
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Hmmmmm
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I entered a short version of the this in #NPRpoetry (120 character limit)Jesus put a curse on me:I gotta love you as much as me.As far as I can see you ain't no good!I'd give up Jesus if I could
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