Religiosity



There was a man who believed in nothing
and nothing was all he became.
While the man who believed in everything
went slowly but surely insane.

Sadly the ones who followed Jesus
forgot what their savior had taught.
For they hated the Atheist thinkers
and their line of wrongful thought.

While those that bowed to Allah
caused terror and war and pain.
Against those that claimed to be chosen
and anyone else they could maim.

Even the Budhist monk got caught in a funk
because China invaded Tibet.

As the Taoist said "chill" it's just a town on a hill
what was meant for you you will get.

But I think Albert said it best,
that we all are truly blest,
by one God who started it all.
With a wave of his hand
and a mystical plan
under which we simply must stand in awe.

About this poem

I read a quote by Albert Einstein that gave me the idea for this short poem. I have always believed we all pray to the same God. We just don't know it.

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Written on September 01, 2009

Submitted by studmo2 on March 07, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAC XDXD XCXB XE XE FFXXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 769
Words 163
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 6

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  • B.mathislange
    So cleaverly structured . Truth respectfully unfaltered. And it had the entire world by the eyes to see what was said of their god. And my lovely Einstein need no further review of why I chose your poem. I loved it. 
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