EIEIO

Coyote

 

I tried so very hard you see
to accept Christianity
To believe that snakes in apple trees
can talk to maidens pleasantly
And a God that is both one and three
makes little sense mathematically

But the faithful ones insist that I
should never try to verify
‘Accept it all and don’t ask why
That’s how a Christian should comply’
But really I don’t think that I
can this dogma truly buy

But do not look so ill at ease
uncertainty is no disease
And even though we don't agree
it makes no difference to me
I simply, simply cannot be
a fan of Christianity

But now I see I’ve made you cry
please let it go and dry your eyes
There really is no reason why
So let me try and clarify
We simply don’t see eye to eye
on all the things we both decry

And now my rhymes are running low
but I’ve only got four lines to go
So I think it would be apropos
to end this dog and pony show
And to paraphrase the great Thoreau:

‘When we forget our learning, we’ll begin to know’

  • Author: Coyote (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 26th, 2021 16:24
  • Comment from author about the poem: Each verse ends with an E sound, an I sound, or an O sound.
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  • dusk arising

    Well I could not agree more heartily with you Coyote. I cast off christianity's teaching, ambiguity and falseness. Since those days I have found a true spiritual belief and many people who have trod a similar path.

  • Doggerel Dave

    Yes you have got it , C. But some people cannot live without something like faith - just don't let them try to inflict it on me.

  • rebmasters

    A wonderful quote to end with & how very gracious & tolerant you are. Beautiful craftsmanship 🖤

  • L. B. Mek

    this is so empowering and enlightening! thanks for sharing
    but please, do remember when you remove the fallacies
    of peoples 'interpretations' of dogmatic theology
    from your life,
    you don't mistakenly, weaken those moral 'pillar's'
    that have gotten you this far, in life
    there are more option available to us
    than acceptance and reactionary, total rejection
    take your time, choose the path
    that fits you best
    by allowing their lies to rob you
    of your capacity to intrust/invest meaningfully in anything
    you're only making yourself vulnerable
    to an existence, where you believe, in no one and nothing
    then, all you've have left is that nihilistically bitter existence
    of enforced solitude..
    (forgive me for another sermon-'esque' rant, dear poet
    I promise to not subject you, to anymore in the future
    thanks for tolerating my overzealous need
    to sprout my Bul sht...) lol

  • John Prophet

    Dogma is never the truth! Nice write.



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