WHEN YOU ASK MERCY FROM THE 'LORD', YOU ASK IT FROM THE MORTAL RICH

Po' an bowed

An' humble and lonesome

An' a sinner in yo sight.

Have mercy, Lord!

Langston Hughes(1901-1967): Sinner 

A god is a lie

to make the poor

and the ignorant pliant,

and the wealthy

and powerful secure

on their Earthly throne.

09.03.2023

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