The Balancing Weight

There once was a Woman
who failed to wear
a hat in church
and was stoned.

There once was a Woman
who stood up and spoke
in Church
and was stoned.

There once was a Woman
who was raped
and beaten
whose Christian assembly stoned her dead.

There once was a Woman
whose development was stunted
by a culture of fallen humanity
for this she was rejected, despised, even stoned.

There once was a Woman
who was murdered
because her skin was darker
than those who stoned her.

There once was a Woman
who preached the authority and goodness of Christ
and whose life was taken
and was, in this way, stoned.

There was once a deadbeat dad and abusive husband
saved but full of shit and fire
but was promoted and honored at the church banquet
for his faithful service to the community.