'My God'
by Valentine
My god
Lives inside
Within me
And yes,
So does my devil
Unfortunately
But my god will prevail
Because he is good
And without vice or sin
And, it is these both
Which ultimately
Will help the other
His nemesis
Dig his own premature pit
And he will be buried
Forgotten
Well, almost
And it may be
That my god
Is the same
As your God
Because he embraces
Goodness
In whatever form
He is not vain
And I believe your God
Is much the same
So they may be friends
Already
That either God
Can seem to allow
Great hurt
Or great pain
Is sometimes perplexing
But, I think I now understand
We are blessed with life
For however long
For however short
Under whatever strain
In whatever form
Transient sometimes
And he is our friend
He is there to support
And if I am right
This same God
Lives within you too
So, as my friend
Our Gods may then join
And we are both stronger
And we share the pain
And the joy
Together
And this joining
This union
Is the beginning
Of something
Much bigger
We may call it
Religion
And this is good
And strong
And collective
And embracing
At least most times
For when it does not
Embrace
Or would inflict power upon
Or would suppress
Other brother
Or sister
Or cousin faiths
Or even those
Who would choose
What you might call
Rejection
This causes harm
And is not
What my god
In his peace
Intended
He gave me
This form
This frame
To live
To create
To perpetuate
And yet
He also gave me
An inner frame
An inner voice
An inner mind
Which lives within
Is it Him
Or Her
It does not matter
It is a voice
A conscious thinking
A spark of life
And it is always there
And it always speaks to me
A comfort
A support
That he gave me
And you
This life
This opportunity
I am grateful
And always will be
Eternally
Hi Travis, I haven't read this before, and it is very good. In the last four or five stanzas you show most your inner faith and love of God.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Hello, excellent inspirational words.
Thank you Whitesunshine (aka Mrs W :) I much appreciate your support. Take care :)