Christian Cliques

Joseph K Stephen

November 3 2002

 

Can I break into your circle?

Will you let me in?

I’m looking for some friendship,

To be known for who I am.

 

This circle is unbroken,

has been so for many years:

A newcomer pays a visit

And discreetly disappears.

 

There’s lots of talk of love

and fellowship so sweet

But I feel like I’m a stranger

Alone out in the street.

 

I may not have charisma.

I’m quiet and even shy.

That doesn’t mean I’m aloof,

That you should pass me by.

 

I may not wear a smile,

I’m worn out by life’s demands.

I’m yearning for real unity,

A family that understands.

 

It’s hard to express my feelings

To open up and share my mind.

You penalize me for being me.

why are  you so unkind?

 

You don’t want to get to know me:

Because I tell it like it is:

The treacherous world around us,

The  times in which we live.

 

The Lord was a man of sorrows,

No laughter or making sport.

He recognized the pain of life,

And the numerous hearts that hurt.

 

Superficial chatter

Is as far as it ever goes

And the things that really matter,

No-one really knows.

 

Oh family of the living God

The hypocrisy makes Him cringe!

Don’t talk of love and fellowship

And ignore those on the fringe.

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