Still I Marvel

still I marvel at the chorus line all those diverse choirs different cultures languages peoples singing the same old songs these great men great women so proud so quick to sing own praises expressions of admiration in self worship look here look there at amazing monuments I made I created I I I I the great autocrat ruler with absolute authority incarnate no place within my rule to share glory with God give thanks to eternal God watch autocrats crow then crawl raised high cast low singing the same old songs behold my great works my marvels all this I the great bla bla achieved the great bla bla basked in all the glory when all went well suddenly when events conspire to rock topple idolatry throne all problems were fault of scapegoat fault of religion fault of God why blame God when never his commandments were followed? Copyright © Terence George Craddock