To A Sanctimonius So-and-So

My dear readers, you may need a dictionary to read this one, but, fear not, it will greatly improve your vocabulary lol.

We don’t fit into those nice neat boxes
You have prepared for us, labeled.
The world is in shades of grey
Not black and white
No matter how much you pray.

Those who lie may not be liars.
Those who mock may not be cruel.
Those who question may not be faithless.
Those who criticize may not be uncaring.
Those who stray may not be unfaithful.
That which you do not understand
May just be different, not wrong.
Ignorance may not be bliss.
So before you throw the next stone
Think twice.

For I will not be judged by
The narrow-minded
The intolerant
The easily offended
The insular
The small of mind
The bigoted
The parochial
The reactionary
The prudish
The holier-than-thou
The devoutly hypocritical
The self-righteous
The unthinking.

Most of all, I will not be judged by you.
I pray you don't grow up to be a shrew.

"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others." -- John F. Kennedy