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I don't believe in miracles
but you've been resurrected
I watched as you died
and I prayed for the miraculous
and now
you rise
like a beautiful, crazy Jesus
screaming "Holy shit, y'all, I'm back!"
Belief and doubt
do a tango in my head
til I'm too dizzy to think
God and I have a tenuous relationship
I want to believe all the promises
but what if they're lies?
What if faith is just gullibility?
What if doubt closes a window?
I believe what I see
and I see you here
Now
Hallelujah!
submitted for dVerse Poets Pub, Meeting the Bar, Contrast
15 comments:
faith is def not easy...and it is much easier to accept that which we can see...even if we can not explain it...
and yo happy holidays...
maybe the meer fact that you want to believe and take the time to write about it means you believe just a touch... faith in something that is so confusing is a mess in the mind... at least for me... but I figure if I spend so much time with questions of why and when... how and where... I must believe... or I would not take so much time to wonder???
just thinking...
i like how you give room for doubt here...and how you gently go step by step through your thoughts...and i just LOVE!!!! the Holy shit, y'all, I'm back! haha..that's great
Like you I believe what I see.
I see "rabbit" in the drawing and he has risen!
Very nice Lola...
Wow.
xo
I like that tenuous relationship... belief and doubt in a tango dance ~
If you see him, then good for you~
Happy Holidays and Cheers for the new year ~
Heaven
be true,
be you.
lovely piece of poetry.
This is so different and original, like that old breath of fresh air. Thanks for it. Splendid take on the prompt.
love the ending,
after everything,
you got it.
cheers.
Merry Christmas.
I'm smiling. I like Jesus' response to the resurrection. The way I look at it: if you believe, there's comfort in that and more than likely you'll weave meaning and kindness into your living. If there's nothing after...you won't know it! But I personally do believe.
Not sure what you see, But can I get an "Amen"!!!
(Happy Holidays Lolamouse!!!-Lynne)
Have you seen the lol thing with the picture of the crucifixion and the letters BRB? I laughed. I'm so going to hell.
Happy Hanukkah little Mouse!
This is an interesting one, LM. I like the musing tone, and the positive feel it has. Hope you have a wonderful holiday, and that bag you got at Danny's comes through for you. ;_)
I admire the way you have worked the metaphor in this poem. The whole has an ultra-modern feel about it, with a strong narrative voice.
ooo you extended and spun that metaphor so well here! I think you have hit the nail on the head - a dilemma many believers face - "God and I have a tenuous relationship
I want to believe all the promises
but what if they're lies?
What if faith is just gullibility?
What if doubt closes a window?" - well presented and explored here! nice write!
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