When you talk about the Ten Commandments, the question is
Do you refer to Deuteronomy or Exodus? 1
The Ten Commandments term is only in connection with
The latter 2 plus the book is offering almost two separate lists
And which interpretation do you have to pick?
Is it the Jewish, Protestant, or Catholic? 3
Of course there’s many more than this
All of which are an abridged version of the Torah’s list
It’s ridiculous some think we have to read
A list of rules, that hardly touch upon morality 4
‘Cause if we did what would happen?
The Catholics would drop their saints and quit working on the sabbath? 5
Number I, I am thy God which
Have brought you out of Egypt, the house of bondage 6
That’s rather odd but what else does it tell us?
No worshipping other gods, for thy God is jealous? 7
Really? That’s kind of a silly notion
That God all-mighty suffers a petty human emotion
And that Egypt part, I see why it gets ignored
But maybe God was making an evolution metaphor
Let’s move on to Number II
Make no graven images of things above or under you 8
Now this isn’t in the Catholic ten
And the reason’s obvious, their God needs all the help he can
Now you won’t believe but here’s Number III
The feast of unleavened bread thou shalt keep 9
Unless you read a different page
It’s don’t take the Lord’s name in vain 10 which isn’t really the same
Number IV keep the sabbath hollow 11
That’s a Saturday so which commandment do the Christians follow?
God rested on the seventh day 12
But he’s omnipotent and infinite why does he need a break?
Number V, depends upon the list you read
Honor thy father and mother 13 or observe the feast of weeks 14
Respect is earned not just something you should give
Should children have to honor a parent who is abusing them?
There’s two for Number VI, thou shalt not kill 15
Or thrice a year boys must appear before the God of Israel 16
If it’s wrong to kill then God must love to disobey it
Since he drowns the earth 17 and murders babies 18 just to make a statement
Number VII, no sacrificial blood with leaven 19
Sound unfamiliar? Prob’ly ’cause you’ve never read it
You’re thinking of the other VII
Thou shalt not commit adultery 20 with another man’s possession
Number VIII, something ’bout a sacrificial meal 21
Or as the other list commands, do not steal 22
Unless of course God okays it
Then you can take the women, land, and life of other nations 23
Number IX has two to quote from
Bring the firstfruits of your land to the house of Jehovah 24
Or against your neighbor do not lie 25
But it’s a bit suspicious that neighbor isn’t defined
Number X, I didn’t make this up for real
It’s do not boil a kid in his mother’s milk 26
Or perhaps you know the other one
Don’t covet your neighbor’s wife, slave, or his other stuff 27
And there it is, the apparent Ten
The greatest list of rules God could ever give
Yet there’s so much it fails to mention
Plus it could be improved in just one, single, sentence

Do not make another human being your slave
Don’t condemn another person based on gender or race
Or sexual orientation
Don’t mistreat or harm a child, and do not indoctrinate them
I’ve yet to mention rape and genocide
And you truly think that God’s list of Ten is divine?
Even a child could improve its rules
I’ve done it and so have others, and I encourage you to do it too