ADAM AND STEVE

ADAM AND STEVE
(DEDICATED TO THE REV. FRED PHELPS
AND RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISTS EVERYWHERE)

This world is filled with Adams and Steves.
We were not mistakes when God gave us breath.
And nor is our death a time for rejoicing,
You ignorant, ignorant fools.
I don’t know why you do what you do,
If you follow the Christ, you should follow his rules.

The world is filled with Adams and Steves,
You cannot tell us what to believe.
And you cannot keep us down with your laughter,
Your jeers and your taunts that rise to the rafters.

You cannot gleefully dance on our graves,
As if your precious souls are the only ones saved.
For we come in Christian, in Buddhist, in Jew.
And we are not fooled by the likes of you.
Who carry the banner of a bloodthirsty God.
Who’ve forgotten His grace with a wink and a nod.
Who picket our funerals in anger and hate,
As if people chose to be gay or be straight.

The world is filled with Adams and Steves,
Together for years to our lovers we cleave,
Yet still are denied the basic of rights.
To marry, raise children, in wartime to fight.

Our existence is never a reason to fear,
We all have a place on this planet so dear.
Go back to your churches, you ignorant fools.
If you follow the Christ, you should follow his rules,
And love one another as He has loved you.
Don’t tell the rest of this world to believe,
The venom you spew about Adam and Steve.

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2010
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED