If I Told You Poem by Francis Duggan

If i told you i believed in a post bodily death existence this would be a lie
Perhaps an atheist i will be till the day i do die
I have not been in a church or place of worship for many a day
Just a godless person of me some might say
You do not need to believe in a god to be compassionate and kind
The seeds that grow to such beautiful things are sown in your mind
Among certain professions people you will find
Those who spread kindness through love in their ways inclined
What point on being religious and devoted to the god of your choice
If to xenophobia and racism you do lend your voice
There is an old saying live and let live
And this thing known as empathy the god you believe in to you cannot give
You do not need a god to be compassionate and kind
The seeds that grow to such beautiful things are sown in your mind.