The End of the World?

I’ve heard that there are people that worry about the

End of the World- I wonder why

I never worry about the End of the World because

I assume I won’t be here for that show!

The world was here for a good long time before

I came along and

It seems to me it will keep being here

long after I am gone

There are people fighting and dying over

their differences, never stopping to

contemplate how very much

humans have in common

We all need to breathe air, drink water

and eat food to survive

We have plenty, as a global community

and yet millions starve to death each day

Humans made up religion so they could

feel safe and loved by their gods, but

when we cannot agree on whose god is

right, we fly into fits of murderous

rage

Why? I wonder why?

Does the world end if I don’t believe in your

God?

Does the world end if you don’t believe in

My god?

To some, I am an infidel-to be destroyed

They will rig bombs to blow me to high

Heaven because I won’t acknowledge

Their god, who says: Kill everyone who

does not adore me!

Hellfire sounds scary! Hard to believe some

so-called holy men threaten to rain it down from

their pulpits

One of our gods said: forgive them for they

know not what they do

My personal god knows it does not matter much

because souls are fireproof and return

again and again to unlearned curriculum

My god is sometimes amused by

all the stupidity but says friction

Is necessary, so let the souls who need

to play those games make all the noise

they want...

My god tells me: Love them and see their

Holiness even when they are mean-spirited

That’s the only way to win the game

I complain: I am not angry or hungry I am tired of feeding their egos

It is not fun anymore

My god laughs: do not be such a

Spoil sport! You know we need

angst to make the world go round

I would rather have love and a cup

of jasmine green tea

I don’t mind if I die before the

End of the World and besides,

I won’t be missed!

You will all be missed-and every

hair on your heads…

Excuse me, I read that novel

and it is too old to be novel

anymore

It is only a best seller because

Humans love tall, intricate tales…

They especially like to be told

that they will go to a special place

with special priveleges,

if they will be good! The proverbial

Hollywood ending, as it were

Is that why some call you Father?

By the way, who is our Mother?

April 2014