Dogma Days

Days of Dogma

Have you ever actually
tried to turn away
wrath
with a soft word?
Remember Job?

You know,
do you not,
that senseless acts
of kindness
are often called
“harassment”?

You know,
don’t you,
that random acts
of beauty
are often referred to
as “graffiti”?

God put you
in the world
because he wanted you
in the world,
and He did not invent
the escapism
of religion.

The bible
is a human invention.
All the gospels are titled
“according to”
prophet so-and-so.

The second commandment
of every religion is,
“don’t worship idols
or graven images”;
yet that is
exactly
what the bible is.

Don’t come to me
when you find out
that you have wasted
your life
waiting
for “heaven”.
Man,
get it
while you can.

Doug Palmer 2007