Where Was God in That

Some of you aren't going to like this.

I've heard the southern preacher lie

to his congregation 

I fought the Imam's followers

Sent them to damnation 

The priest who touches little boys

gets swept under the mat 

The only thing I wonder is

Where was God in that

Jews were Yahweh's chosen people 

The tribe he favored most

The diaspora and holocaust

God's chosen paid the cost 

They finally got their promised land 

In Israel's caveat 

The one thing I keep asking is

Where was God in that 

The fundamentalist mind set

thrives on stupidity

Trying to make pseudoscience

out of mythology

Public school creationism 

Kids dumber than doormats

The only thing I wanna know is 

Where was God in that 

We fought against the Jihadis 

Put bullets in their head 

Every Marine a rifleman 

We shot their asses dead 

We killed a generation off 

Genocidal bureaucrats 

The toxic riddle dogging me  

Where was God in that 

Twisted scripture for agendas 

Churned out of basic greed 

Xenophobic tribe rivalries 

Based on a primal need 

To kill off those who threaten us

Our neighbors we begat

I'll shout it from the mountaintop 

Where was God in that 

The day I shed this mortal coil 

I pray to God I find

Whatever I was looking for

Within my short lifetime 

or just a simple answer to 

why life has so much crap 

Hey Yahweh bro I wanna know 

Where was God in that 

Author's Note

The old preacher asked the Sunday school class what faith was. A boy raised his hand and said "I know what Faith is preacher. Faith is believing in what you know ain't true."

Reviews

[Marie]

Human beings created God because it was necessary to have a god. THey created Him in their own image, because they didn't know anything else. This still doesn't answer any questions.

[Baby Ricochet]

I agree. Thank you Marie

[s y e]

I think we all have that question in our head, but will we ever get to an answer? I dunno, maybe. Loved this one, BR!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Noodle

[Corset]

God was at home in the babies crib, or the dogs eyes when you came home, and was in the free will to do all those sick hurtful things that black plagues do, like all germs do, in a petri dish. People keep thinking god is a "man" with superhuman powers that they can point a finger at when the germs take over, they cant seem to shake that age old description of conscious thought of self, that aside, I actually love this poem baby, it truly is amazing work.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Corset

[ur_ginger_girl]

I believe in god, because some of us need something to cling to. but I don't believe in wolfs in sheep skin pastures and cramming religion down peoples throats. I don't go to church or anything, and have wondered the same thing you wrote about. but I just figure there has to be a reason for it all.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Ginger

[Vidya Bacchus]

I think we all wonder where god is sometimes when we see the atrocities committed in his name.I think people use god sometimes to justify their wicked deeds.Doing bad all the while quoting their various scriptures.I love your tell it as it is attitude it rocks.:)

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Vidya

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome:)

[icelandicblue]

That's a great line. Faith is elusive and it most certainly does not fit withing logic. It makes us wonder sometimes if they did throw us out of paradise then it was straight to hell that they sent us. You ask hard questions and there really aren't any answers that will make any sense. When you live it you know faith is like that brass ring on the carousel, everyone wants it but it's so damn hard to grasp.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Blue

[Gaurav Walia]

I've had the same question in my head for so long and now I think i'm not the only one. It's quite a captivating poem.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Gaurav. Nice guns

[Cassie]

We have so many questions as human, bad things happen to us and we cant help but wonder if God is there with us, the only thing we should do is keep the faith and believe even if we dont see him that he understands and knows our pain and the heartaches will eventually end, nothing lasts forever

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Cassie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

some may not like this, that's a fact. but there is so much truth in this...so many organized religions are so hypocritical...and what exactly does "Chosen" mean..each religion thinks its own people are the chosen..

but i think we are all the chosen...and we are equally loved by God..and i am not sure he enjoys being used by those who preach his words and then do so many things that he would sadly shake his head at seeing...

one day we might understand that we are all the same...just humans...no one human better than another..or more holy than another.

parts of this really angered me...but not at the poet...instead at those he is writing about...

a piece that needs to be read and thought about.

[Baby Ricochet]

Good insight Jacob. Thank you

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Interesting, most persons choose to look the other way and that is why those events keep repeating themselves. Is similar to put the other cheek and let them do it again, and I totally disagree with that. I say stand up and let your voice heard.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for your input. I appreciate it.