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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 didnât 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 heâll go away)
And, could we then finally claim,
Without hesitation,
That man is
Good.
Up the ladder:
Pledge
Down the ladder:
A Sinnerâs Prayer
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Posted: February 17, 2005 10:37 PM PST; Last modified: February 17, 2005 10:37 PM PSTWeighted score: 5.7059712 Overall Rank: 1941 Comments:
This poem is simply astonishing.
Rich
Seems to get rolling, then stalls. Encore? Maybe check the definition of nihilist. I'm not sure.
nihilist: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
Thanks! Maybe you mean He doesn't believe in GodGod.
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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Too bad I said "about all your poetry" and not just "all your poetry, including your most recent". Seriously, do you only read like every fifth word or something?
PS-Your ten times as mature as I am.