It Shouldn't Matter Poem by Jim Yerman

I don't consider myself blasphemous, not a heretic...or odd
When I say you don't need to be one kind of person…
to have faith in a God.

It shouldn't matter what God you worship…
what form, what shape, what size,
if that God is kind and loving…
compassionate...and wise.

And fighting over which God is best…
Which God has the holier word…
And killing in the name of God…
Why, isn't that absurd?

A world of love, a world of peace
A world where every human blends…
A world where people help each other
Is that not what every God intends?

My God, your God, his God, her God…
wouldn't it be a shame…
If when we finally get to meet him…or her…
all Gods are all the same?