I Remain To Stay An Observer Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I remain to stay an observer.
Although I have heard,
I am a writer who prefers...
The getting on nerves.
With hopes this activity,
Is less obvious yet effective.

'So your criticisms of others,
Are not gossiped to detect? '

Not in church.
I don't want to be perceived,
As one being disrespectful.

'Oh.
So you do sit and listen,
To sermons preached to learn? '

Are you kidding?
How can I do that,
Without missing all the gossip...
Whispered quietly I can bearly hear?
Sometimes I have to keep my focus,
On worshippers moving their lips too quick.

'You're no different than the rest of the hypocrites.'

That's your opinion.
When I hear something worthy,
With it to comprehend...
Every now and then,
I will say...'Amen'.

'But...
You do it in church.'

And you call 'me' a hypocrite?