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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2006-05-25 10:55 AM

The poet writes the thoughts received;
forms lines for broken or unspoken words;
grasps at straws flying in the winds
and oft spins them into mighty trees.

He interprets his world, using metaphors
long dried up upon the sands of time
to describe a System in the throes of death...
I too must speak of old things past.

What things, you ask, afraid of the answer –
Oh, those so long taken for granted and believed
yet so short on reason in today’s changing world:
need I say it? I, of course, speak of a certain god.

I’ve encountered the ancient thoughts on a god –
a certain god of great and astounding claims:
all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise, it is still taught
and sadly still, I see, unquestionably believed.

But tell me, O Wo-Man who worship such an entity:
what has it done that nothing else could have?
and why this desperate defence for a deity
whose Word spurned is certain to bring death?

For it is said no one shall escape the Wrath;
and every knee shall bow to this Meta Phor
who from nowhere thunders as a wounded Zeus
trapped within the confusion of interpretation?

Behold now, this idolized no-thing which man –
driven by fear has dragged over land and sea
on ships sailing oceans of innocent blood –
Helpless,
crucified on a million crosses,
dead.

Ericc
Member Elite

since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

1 posted 2006-05-25 11:37 AM

Wow...excellent write!

Eric

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

2 posted 2006-05-25 12:15 PM

Whether such a god exists or not will not ever be proved beyond a shadow of doubt but we all need to find our own truth and writes like this always help. Enjoyed again, WindWalker!

StevenS
Senior Member

since 2005-09-21

Posts 945
L. A. (Lower Alabama)

3 posted 2006-05-26 10:31 AM

Being a Christian and admittedly not a very good one I'm very familar with this attitude. I think I know how old Jesse James must have felt when he was blamed for robbing trains in Kansas when he was 500 miles away in Missouri. This ungod you describe WindWalker is also something I detest and am familar with but it is not a correct decription of the God I worship.

When Jesus came into the world the people expected him to lead a revolt against the Roman Empire with a sword. He explained his kingdom was not of this world and many were very dissapointed. Man in his ways has but twisted Jesus to there liking which will be their undoing.

A very though provoking write with many good questions! :-)

Edward Grim
Senior Member

since 2005-12-18

Posts 1154
Greenville, South Carolina

4 posted 2006-05-26 11:45 AM

Well said Steven...

I'm not smart, I'm just a tricky dumb person.

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