Which God Are They Talking About Poem by Jim Yerman

I love chocolate ice cream!
In my mind no other ice cream out there can beat it.
But wouldn't it be wrong of me to dismiss all other ice creams
and of chocolate…make everybody eat it?

I love the paintings of Monet!
I love the impression in his work…the way his colors interplay
But wouldn't it be wrong of me to make every other artist in the world
paint just like Monet?

I love to read a good mystery…
Love the action, the heroes…the foils…
But wouldn't it be wrong of me to make every writer in the world
write like Arthur Conan Doyle?

I love the haunting sounds that emanate from the violin?
They take me places I love to go
But wouldn't it be wrong of me to make every musician in the world
play with strings and bow?

I believe in the laws of nature…a higher consciousness…
some people call it God…
But wouldn't it be wrong of me to force everyone else to believe
in the existence of my God?

There are people who say we need more God in our lives
of this I have no doubt
as long as we allow each person to decide
which God they are talking about.