God is Crying

When I was a young girl

my mother told me

that when it rained

it meant God was crying

and when the sun came out

it meant God was happy.

And I said to my mother

“what would God

have to cry about

when he created

this beautiful world?”

 

But I am older now

and I hear

about people getting killed

bullied

and raped everyday

I hear about

all the people

who hate themselves

and how every day for them

is a struggle to survive.

 

I can hear

a million raindrops

crashing on the roof of my house

and I finally know now

why God is crying.

Reviews

[child of God]

beautiful writ it shows how this world has become thank you for pending :)
broken girl

[s y e]

My Dad told me the same as your Mother did in your first stanza!!! Hahaha.... I loved this one, I loved how you've written it. So powerful.

[ARuth]

this is very interesting. I used to think about the same thing too when i was young. and i couldn't agree more with our present situation nowadays which you have expressed in the poem. Great write!

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree. I believe God is crying and disappointed in human life. A simple verse in the Bible. "Treat the earth and your body with care. They are the temples of God." I wish we knew respect and kindness. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[wordman]

and who knows it could be true something to think about

[Brook]

This is wonderful.
It really captures how reality hits up when we age. Great write xo

[Ruth]

This hit hard...beautiful imagery! Excellent poem x

[Madalyn Beck]

I really enjoyed this. How a child's perspective changes so drastically as we age. Beautiful write! (: