My Invisible Friend

I know my God is the right God, because [Holy Book] says so. I know that [Holy Book] is right because it's written by my God. This circular reasoning bugs me. So I wrote a bad poem about it.

My Invisible Friend

My Invisible Friend is better than yours,

the book I say He wrote says so.

And if the words I say He said are true,

What hope for the likes of you?

It's a circular dance, round and round we go.

Whose dogma will win? Nobody knows.

One thing that's tricky, and persistently so,

My Invisible Friend is anothers' Invisible Foe.

Author's Note

Content Note: This is a scribble - a quick bit of off-the-top of my head (bad) poetry. Not polished, and I think incomplete.

Context Note: it's not an indictment of religion, religious people, religious books, religious writing, religious buildings etc. It's a bit of pent up frustration over a particular circular self-righteous and self-referential argument that *some* religious people use to claim religious superiority. Just so the record is set straight! I'm not out to offend any innocent bystanders (just the guilty ones)! ;)

Reviews

[V.B.]

This is not bad poetry. I've seen a ton of religious satire attempted through poetry, and honestly, it all comes off sounding heavy-handed and trite. This, on the other hand, accomplishes through tongue-in-cheek what the vast majority seem to have failed at: it gets its point across.

Sure the words themselves are nothing amazingly original, but the way you lead people to the conclusion you want without forcing it on them definitely is. I really enjoyed this--well done!

[therisa]

Sadly, some people find themselves, trapped in a tunnel vision of, what the world should be, according to a text that is based on faith, not the reality of the world, we live. Wonder, if they get a discount on their rose coloured glasses, when they buy in bulk? Hope not.

[ArthurPhillips]

Whether you consider it a scribbling or not it is truth. It is a piece of some truth for someone. Maybe you? I like it.

[imawriter]

Can I get an amen? lol.. This poem really hits the nail on the head and it doesn't just cover those who are religiously blind, but covers people blinded by other things as well.