a holy dialogue

a holy dialogue

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan

She again said it's god who is controlling everything.

I smiled.

She then asked me,
what image comes to my mind 
when she says god.

I said no image.

'No image?',
she was puzzled.

I said there is no god for me.

'How do you think everything came about?',
asked she.

I said chemical reactions.

She said its 'Him' who did it.

I asked 'how do you know its him and not her?'

She said the holy book says so.

I asked who wrote the holy book?

She said all learned men.

I said ok.
We then talked about ice cream,
butter-scotch and chocolate flavours...

,..

© 2014 Swaroop Manikandan


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A different and unexpected end was a treat..
Beautiful write :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Good idea to change the subject! = ]

Posted 10 Years Ago


I really liked the reply "there is no god for me." and I liked how you ended it with them talking about ice cream this is a pretty neat poem thanks for sharing

Posted 10 Years Ago


I love how you bring the end of the poem to a simple, naive moment of insignificance.
Like icecream flavours. It's almost as though you're saying the girl has no depth.
But I'm not certain, I think you may find her innocence and naivity endearing even, as though you see before you an opportunity to show her that there is MORE.

This is just my humble interpretation.

Posted 10 Years Ago


I liked it.. worded nicely on his (god's) virtuality or visuality.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Ya, provokes you and pushes you to the deepest edge. All learned men, huh ?
Then how it changes to ice cream...lovely put on it.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

Thank you for liking it Namrata...
'She said its 'Him' who did it.
She said the holy book says so.
She said all learned men.

She is so wise. I like the way you wrote and ice cream butter scotch and choholate flavours mmm yummm

Posted 10 Years Ago


Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

or some from here

http://www.apneareamein.com/GujarMastani/images/ice-cream.jpg
<.. read more
Eve Ola

10 Years Ago

yummyyy Thanks
Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

:-) . . . let me know the reaction as well...

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Added on June 6, 2014
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