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If God Was a Nihilist (Free verse) by baughworm

And if God was a nihilist, Would we still have Wal-Mart? (smiles and sweatshops) Would Columbus have even ever Looked out to sea? (slaughter and slavery) Would Milton have bothered Paining students who would Rather be drinking in smoky bars? Would we still have fallen? (apples and condoms) If God didn’t care, Could everyone sing in Voices of angels and Dance in the fields, Not sit scowling, Guns in lap, Protecting our fences? (neighbors and pirates) If God was a nihilist, Would Satan, by now, Have bored with his Spiteful meddling? (ignore him and he’ll go away) And, could we then finally claim, Without hesitation, That man is Good.

Joshua_Tree 20-Jun-05/10:09 AM
Is man good? It would be an important claim to make, especially if it is false. It is better to leave God or the gods out of the process of defining goodness if we wish to be included as good. The means of doing so usually involves obtaining instructions and a sharp instrument from the wife and/or mother of the reigning patriarch. One implication of a poem like this is that the pen might be the instrument.




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