God is tortured



I now believe God is tortured.
I think he is mortified the same as us,
of that feeling of emptiness.
He must be nothing more than a sentient program,
himself too bound to unseen strings.

I feel for him now.
His world must be as dark as our own.
Although but a glitch of his power,
we were blessed to be small.
Our speck of blue is enough for countless songs,
billions of voices heard,
But not him.
God sees all,
and so by design,
he sees almost nothing.
I wonder if he too cried at being alone
in the dark as a child.
How many millions of years
did he exist cold
and in fear

About this poem

I am a former Christian who has long condemned God for how others have abused his power, but I try to look at him with the basic human empathy he deserves, just as anyone else.

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Written on August 07, 2022

Submitted by anderson_d on December 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABBXX XCXDXAXDXXCXXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 575
Words 133
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 15

Anderson De Leon

I have always had a passion for poetry, but never refined or studied the craft at all. I only write with honesty being my priority, I only wish to give my raw thoughts and emotions to someone else and hope to see a new reaction I haven't seen before. more…

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