Ligion

[Falcon2001]

it seems like this is the first time

realizing that this isn't just a game

have i ever done this before

or was it a charade

 

have i danced my way through life

on silly strings of my own design

deciding that i must have designed

christianity just so i could do it my way

 

i wanted to be open minded

so i turned a blind eye to the bible

i wanted to be accepting

so i refused to accept myself

 

i took christianity and picked it apart

like a hamburger layer by layer

discarding the judgement and the

morals and the guidance inside

 

i kept the guilt, though

slept with it under my pillow

and took it with me everywhere

it was my greatest friend

 

so now that i realize i was wrong

is this the beginning of something new

how can it be re-ligion if this

is merely the first time for me

[Yuki Kokoro]

Hey look, two poems at once!

 

I like the contrast of these two poems even though the subject matter is the same. This is a more straightforward and serious look at the topic and it was especially interesting hear how the speaker's view on religion started, "i wanted to be open minded/ so i turned a blind eye to the bible".

 

I think the fifth stanza is my favorite: "i kept the guilt, though/ slept with it under my pillow/ and took it with me everywhere/ it was my greatest friend"; recognizing this is a big step. Interesting that here guilt is mentioned, where in the other poem the speaker claims he wants only "Heaven and charity".

 

Thanks for sharing both of these, it's good to see your writing again.