Disciples

"To err may be human; forgiveness divine"
Oh, what a naïve and ridiculous line!
With so much invested, so much being spent?
Well, that's how I see it in any event!
We never forgive those preposterous few
Who rise up to challenge the orthodox view
Who somehow have lost our crusader's belief
Who'll question and quiz the commander in chief

"There when it started and there to the end!"
We, the Disciples, must rise to defend!

To marshal defences – or simply deny!
Becomes second nature; a process whereby
Belief and conviction are brought into play
So each of us, here in our own special way
Can justify all of that faith we've bestowed
No matter the cracks that appear in the road
Authentic believers can understand why
We have to excuse and of course to deny

Self-affirmation! And I recommend
We, the Disciples, must rise to defend!

So much of ourselves has been sunk in our cause
It's surely predictable, settling scores
With those flaky heretics, feeble of mind
Who at the last hurdle become disinclined
To accept and acclaim the conventional view
Of that which is right and is good and is true
Denying indeed, as they fade in the mist
Our reason for being! Our right to exist!

That's why we do it, that's why to the end
We, the Disciples, must rise and defend

With folly of age and with wisdom of youth
We know without doubt there are more kinds of truth
Than anyone ever can prove in the courts
Our own pick 'n' mix miscellaneous sorts
Tend most of the time to be those we prefer
Truth for the selective and sharp connoisseur!
I guess actuality's not our concern
Sincerities crash and veracities burn

But still we're alive! And so to the end
We, the Disciples, must rise and defend

Yes, that's why we do it. That's why to the end
We, the Disciples, must rise and defend