topping off the tank

too much religion.
too much false cheer.
too many heart felt prayers
and singing.
guitar strumming
and pot luck dinners,
pancake breakfasts,
robes and hats,
beating of chests
and offerings.
a fill up of church,
like gas
at the filling station.
a quick moral
fix to get one through
the week,
or at least through
the parking lot,
if that far,
with good thoughts
and intentions.
how fast the tank empties
when nothing
is absorbed
or carried out.