Christian Poetry: David’s Roof

It was a war in spring
When David the king
Set Joab and mighty men
Far as Rabbah to make an empty den
 
But Dave stayed behind

That evening,
He wandered wondrously
Up the roof of his pleasurable palace
There, he looked, and saw
She who bathed
In-purity!
 
She’s Bae!
"Go find her out", he says
 
"She is Bathsheba, wife of Uriah"
"So, go get her", he commands
 
Then, they laid
And she was full
 
She sends word
"I am pregnant"
 
Dave sends for Uriah
In deceit to lay
That night with Bathsheba
 

But,
At the entrance Uriah did sleep

Not upon a woman!

 
Dave heard and was cruel
 
Why would the ark lay in tent
And I’m merry, laying upon a woman?
Uriah asks.
 

Now, David thinks to himself of Uriah,
The morrow comes with your death letter
And your hands shall deliver them
 
In the fore, he dies
 
Dave hears
Sin covered
Wife mourns
New Couple
 

Beware!
For the fruits of the rooftop encounter
Will drop on your head someday!

 

Modified in November 2024, this poem is inspired by the word of God through the salient lessons from the life of David. It's a call to repentance, purity and identification with God.

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