Offered Me Nothing Poem by Lauren Kjar

Religions offered nothing to me
I'm sure it never will
It's never soothed in times of need
Or ever cured my ills
It offer no protection
From the struggles that I face
It makes it's interjections
Never helped me plead my case
Can't teach me what I need to learn
Or help me to succeed
For my thoughts, It's not concerned
Tells me, 'follow where I lead'

Atheism offers me nothing more
And requires of me even less
Not caring for what I'm against or I'm for
If I change, there's no guilt to confess
Won't tell me that I'm right or wrong
Likes the company I keep
Doesn't tell someone they don't belong
Or the what others want me to be
I'm free to love anyone I choose
Live whatever life I please
It's able to let me do what I do
Because it asks nothing of me
No beliefs, no confession, no money, no praise
No commitments I can't ever take back
I don't like to use words like 'never' and 'always'
Until things are proven as fact
You need religion, you need to feel safe
I need reality, my life, nothing more
You're surrounded and hiding behind walls of faith
Leaving your life, in the dust, unexplored