Curtis Doherty 

Calgary, Alberta, CANADA 

 
 
 

Curtis has been a musician/songwriter for several years playing to live audiences, recording session work and performing on television and radio. He is a member of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), Local 547 Calgary, the Alberta Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and SOCAN as a songwriter. Curtis owns his own "Project Recording Studio" and music publishing company called Moonrize Music. He plays drums/ percussion, bass guitar, piano/ keyboards, harmonica and sings lead vocals and continues writing his songs and poems. Just recently Curtis has been recognized and published by The National Library of Poetry for his lyrics turned poems. 

 

Don't Expect Blind Faith 

If you're so smart and have all the answers 
Why the hell hasn't anything changed?  
Are we supposed to believe your predictions?  
Or are we being led astray?  
The world is full of cynics who cry,  
"The end is near we're all going to die!"  
All this talk of doom and gloom,  
I don't subscribe to that point of view 
The world is full of people, who live in hope and die in despair!  
You prey upon their weakness, steal their dreams pretending you care 
Perpetual believers, lining up to hear it all 
Waiting for their future, as you gaze into your crystal ball 
Tell them anything you want, maybe they will take the bait!  
If euthanasia is our destined fate,  
Have me committed before it's too late!  
All my life I've heard your lies, all my life the truth's been disguised 
Too many times I've been deceived, so don't expect me to believe 
There's just too many barstool prophets, and microphone apostles,  
Soothsaying doomsday watchers, physic charlatans, and fakes 
Don't you dare preach to me, don't expect blind faith! 

Too Much Religion

Too much religion is a dangerous thing,
Death and destruction is what it can bring.
Buddhists and Christians and Moslems and Jews
Killing each other for their point of view.

Too much religion is a dangerous thing,
Crusades by dozens exchanging their kings.
"Forgive them all, for they knew what they do"
Words from a prophet twisted by fools.

Too much religion is a dangerous thing,
Bloody deception for a chance at the ring.
Pray that your faith is the fate that you choose,
God is god, only you can lose!

Curtis welcomes E-mail at curmir@telusplanet.net.
All poems Copyright © 1998 Curtis Doherty. All rights reserved.