Tyrant by Ikera Olandesca (17, Philippines)

They invented me because 
The real Jesus became too demanding. 
It’s not about the rules, the rituals, the rosaries— 
I require them too. Jesus and I both 
Impose the Catechism and commandments, ​

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The blessed sacraments; libraries of litanies, 
Stockpiles of prayers: we love it when 
They turn to us after every sin, 
Every catastrophe, a few good occasions.
We also like collecting tithes and donations.
We’re not all that different.
But what makes Him the tyrant
—And I, the true saviors— 
Is that when He asks them to do these things, 
He wants them to mean it. He wants it
To come from their hearts. Preposterous.   
These days, who has time for sincerity?

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