The death and destruction wrought in the name of gods is litanized in this sardonic screed by Ted, the morose male lead in THE ANARCHIST GIRL, which is about how we respond in a world where everything seems to be going wrong—a world all too contemporary. After the woman—the anarchist girl–who has restored his interest in life proves to be a fraud, he takes out his anger on mindless religious zealotry. –J. Linn Allen
“GOD’S WILL” from
THE ANARCHIST GIRL
SOMETIMES GOD WORKS IN AMAZING WAYS
HIS MANY WONDERS TO DISPLAY
SO THAT ALL CAN SEE THEM
LATELY HE’S BEEN USING ALL HIS MIGHTY FORCE
TO MAKE HIS MESSAGE BRIGHT AS DAY
WREAKING HIS HAVOC RIGHTEOUSLY HERE AND YONDER
GIVING THE SMACK TO THE SLACK
RAINING HIS RETRIBUTION DOWN ON THE FAITHLESS
MAKING THEM PLEAD TO COME BACK
HEAPING SOULS ON PYRES PILED SMOKING SKYWARD
NEVER CEASING
FIERCE POLICING
SAY YOU DON’T LIKE BLACKS OR BROWNS OR PINKS
OR YELLOWS COLORING YOUR LAND
HERE’S ADVICE THAT’S HANDY
PRAY GOD ERASE THEM WITH NO TRACE
FROM YOUR SPACE
SOON HE’LL PLOUGH THEM UNDER
HE’LL UNLEASH THE THUNDER
FROM HIS HOLY PALACE
HIGH IN THE SKY
HE WILL DESTROY THEM
JUST PRAY
AND SAY TO DYING MEN
TO STOP THEIR CRYING
FOR GOD’S WILL CAN’T BE DENIED
HE’S OUR GUIDE
AND HIS JUDGMENT IS SUBLIME
CHOOSING HIS TIME
ALWAYS THERE ON OUR SIDE.
FOR ALL THE GOOD AND ALL THE EVIL THINGS THAT HAPPEN
ALL OF THE GLADNESS AND GRIEF
WHETHER YOUR LIFE BRINGS YOU JOY OR UNENDING SORROW
NO NEED TO CHANGE YOUR BELIEF
THIS PRONOUNCEMENT SERVES TO COVER ALL OCCASIONS
IT IS GOD’S WILL
LET GOD’S WILL BE DONE
HIS WILL IS PERFECT
IF YOU CAN’T WAIT FOR HIS HAND TO STRIKE
AND YOU’RE IMPATIENT WITH DELAY
YOU CAN TAKE SOME ACTION
CLAIM THAT YOU’VE BECOME THE CHOSEN ONE
HIS SERVANT
GOD’S CRUSADING SOLDIER
CLAIM YOU’VE SEEN THE WRITING
BLESSING YOU FOR SMITING
SAY YOU GOT THE ORDER
TELLING YOU TO MURDER
IT’S SO THRILLING
AND FULFILLING
CHANNELING GOD’S WILL