Belief

“I can be Athena,

I can be Mother Mary,

I can be Sita.

Oh, I could be Allah,

I could be Jesus Christ,

I could be Mahadev.

 

It is only the way you see me,

As a male or female,

As an idol or not.

 

It does not matter,

As long as the prayers are true

And from the heart,

Your faith should not waver;

It does not matter.

 

But,

To believe or not,

To pray or not,

is your choice.

 

And Just like that,

If she wakes up every morning to sing prayers,

If he attends every Sunday mass,

It is their choice.

 

If believing or not- is your choice,

So is it theirs.”

 

Every belief is important,

I can not prove God’s existence,

If you don’t believe than don’t,

I will not say anything,

You make your point too,

I will not force you to believe,

But don’t influence me,

I will not allow that.

 

Nothing is right or wrong,

If darkness is absence of light,

Then light is absence of darkness,

Just like that we all are same.

The prayers we sing -or not,

Are not meant to tear us apart,

Religions are meant to bind us together,

Into a diverse world,

Where eyes only see its beauty.

Not religion.

Author's Note

Friends, I have been busy with school and all so wasn't really active on writers cafe,
But after writing this I just couldn't wait to put it up.

Please do note- this by no means is intended to offend, if it does I apologise.

Do review!

Reviews

[Jennie Baron]

I've also been busy working on my own writing, so I apologize for getting behind on my RRs. What can I say about this poem? Profound words, well expressed, and they flow well. I really have no criticism. Excellent work!

[Shivai]

Thank you so much! I am happy you like it!

[Simon Welsh]

Belief - or lack of it - is perfectly fine. You don't need to worry about offending others. Yeah, 2016 has shaped up to be the year of the perpetually offended but this is a great write. Don't let the idiotic opinions of the closed minded ever cause you to shy away from writing.

[Shivai]

Thank you for your support, and for liking my poem!

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree.
"Are not meant to tear us apart,
Religions are meant to bind us together,
Into a diverse world,
Where eyes only see its beauty.
Not religion."
Would be a better world if we led with concern, love and kindness. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Shivai]

Yes, it would be a better world.
Thank you.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[guy drori]

I liked the line where it says "If darkness is absence of light, then light is absence of darkness." Nothing is in fact a one way street, and belief is surely something that should not be forced upon others. The last two lines really resonated with me as well. "Where eyes only see its beauty, not religion." As a non-religious person I definitely agree with you on that point.

[Shivai]

Yes there has to be freedom of choice.
Thank you for the review.

[A Soap Mess Stories]

No offense here...I think you speak the truth. I like the last four lines:

"Religions are meant to bind us together,
Into a diverse world,
Where eyes only see its beauty.
Not religion."

Awesome write Shivai.

[Shivai]

Thank you so much! I am glad you like it

[wordman]

absolutely ,as a christian i can see god in everything !but i am a firm believer
in letting every body having their own beliefs,if you ask about mine i will do the best i can
to explain,if you don`t ask then i wont

[Shivai]

Exactly, this is how it should be... sometimes some people just don't get it.

[B]

I truly believe the second religion drives one to moving away from loving others
It is no longer religion it is one lying in daylight
For the essence of belief is love
To find the creator is to learn to always see light
in everyone and everything
anything else is not religion
its selfishly dictating a life onto others
thats not right

[Shivai]

Wow, that was so well written! I totally agree with you. Thanks for the review!

[Isabel25]

It doesn't sound offensive at all to me. This makes perfect sense. I have always wondered why people have to force their own beliefs into one another's throats. Live and let live always.

It holds a really clear message, and i hope it touches many, and would urge them to think differently for a change.

[Shivai]

Thank you Isabel!!