THE THEOLOGY TRAP

Dry Bones

Schismed tokens

Tossed upon the table

Of all doctrinal creeds

Passing for the legalistic currency

Of everyvodys needs.

Trinketing theology

Replace the substance of belief

Every tendered foot-note

Is a quiet nocturnal thief.

We've plundered the bank

Of all that counts above

Replaced the Holy Grail

With a ground-down powdered love.

Gerard O'Shea