God

Just a poem. Not to be taken seriously.

Should I be happy? 

Proud? 

Rather, how many people should I murder? 

I need to find a junkyard near me. And get a baseball bat. 

There's no God on the streets... 

No God in the hospitals, no God in the cemeteries. No God on the roads and no God in the clubs. 

No God in your home, no God in your schools, no God in your church, no God in the slums. 

No God on your tongue, no God in your head, no God in your hands, no God in your books, no God in the sky. 

No God in the dark, no God in the day, no God in your followers, no God in your leaders, no God in your people.  

God runs down, red as blood, through the streets, at night.  

God is in your fear, your disease, a heathen. God is in the Hell Hound he's made, just for you.

God's tongue is forked and blackened, his skin is grey and his eyes don't see. 

God is that one kid down the street with a gun in his pocket. 

God is the woman that seduces without mercy to leave her prey out to die. 

God is the dog that snarls, hackles raised racing into the darkness.

God is the ashes that rise from burning houses. 

God is that extra minute it took the ambulance to get to a dying man. 

God is the hands that bind away power. 

God is afraid. 

God is the hunger beasts feel rumbling deep in their belly. 

God is the thing the keeps you awake at night with shrieks.

God is what is missing on the battlefield. 

God is everywhere. 

But he does not work in mysterious ways.

Reviews

[Moomin]

Your words are powerful and persuasive. You say what you see and I understand your passion and frustration. You are also right about god being responsible for many of the evils we see. But the god you describe is not the same god that you envisage.

The Bible says that "The god of this system is blinding the minds of the unbelievers."

God, the real God, made man and allowed him to choose. As the Bible says "He permitted the nations to go their own way." However, God has never let us avoid the consequences for ignoring Him. The Bible says that "It is the foolishmess of man that distorts hs way, and then he becomes enraged at God."

Good writing but, give God a chance to respond.

[Daisygirl]

Interesting twist on the normal religious views. I like the last two lines a lot. Wow, just really different and interesting. Good job, you really made me think.