On the stories of man, beat this one if you can
A tale told, word of mouth, by those who’d seen
The shitstorm that got kicked up, when some Nazi Roman fucks
Executed a poor rabbi Nazarene
Well, a dozen men or so, were left to close the show
For an audience appalled by such a state
With a weapon called the word, illiterate peasants heard
Their only hope was to fight back with love, and not hate
Past corrupt temples-men, occupying troops, and then
Beyond the ears of the law, in nearby towns
This new folktale of betrayal, spread around and didn’t fail
To travel many years, till written down
No author’s name to scribe, protecting the writer and his pride
But attributed to a character in the tale
In semi-decent Greek, Aramaic tongues did speak
Nailing down their aural story, in detail
Now over 20 years, it reached more eyes and ears
With new versions of the story, scribed and saved
Most were lost forever gone, some were copied, right or wrong
And some just described how followers, should behave
When all read side by side, few have has since denied
That Mark was first, which Matthew copied later
But with prophecies to fulfil, poetic license, helped to fill
New verses that made the new version, somewhat greater
So blatant was the scam, but it mattered not a damn
For the embellishments, began on the first line
With a genealogy, of the hero’s family tree
Traced his bloodline back to Israel’s founder, divine
The next thing was to add, that the hero had no dad, check
Born in Bethlehem, and named Immanuel, check, check
Went to Egypt and came back, check, Matthew’s version didn’t lack
New fables that fulfilled, other prophesies as well
But it didn’t quite convince, those waiting for a new prince
To claim their promised land, and holy glory, with a smile
“It can’t have been him” they said, for this upstart, now is dead
But what luck, this extra book, started to sell, to Gentiles
Now adding a new god, wasn’t all that odd
The evil empire could tolerate plenty more
Though banned in countless lands, the story still passed hands
Till Caesar saw, it could help retain power, with less war
So with some gospels removed, official cannon was approved
Didn’t matter if the myth was fact or fiction
Kept the Torah at the start, cos some readers liked that part
Confident they wouldn’t mind the contradictions
And the moral of this tale, I too hope will prevail
That the law to some, for others is just a reminder
That even those who aren’t well read
Can create a tale that spreads
In the light, of this total blinder