God?
By DL
If you there God, and you can hear God
Send me to hell, yeah, I’m prepared God
Give me a slow death, I want the “chair” God
You ain’t a fair God, you don’t care God
If you can hear God, then why ain’t you here God
You a rare God, ‘cause you never there God
When I’m sad God, you become a glad God
You never satisfied even when I give you everything I have God
Where’s my dad God? Are you my dad God?
‘Cause if you are, I don’t wanna follow in your path God
And if I’m your work of art, then you did a bad job
Your Son failed God, how could you let him take them nails God?
He was impaled God, I know you heard him yell God
I guess it’s all good, but where’s the “Holy Grail” God?
Answer the question God, am I your self-reflection God?
Do you rock dreads, an earring, and a bright shiny necklace God?
Is that even me God? Then tell me who you see God
‘Cause before I get back on my knees God, I’d rather rest in peace God
My good deeds God? What good deeds God?
How could I be humble to a million enemies God?
What is “life” God? WHAT IS “LIFE” GOD?!
Never mind, just tell me why it comes with a price God
You see my mom God? That’s your wife God
Watch her for me please, be her lifeguard
I just hope that she believes in the right God
What’s wrong God? Are you alright God?
The questions I never heard you ask your child on these cold nights God
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Dear Free Minds Poet,
Your poem “God?” is amazing. It drew me in in ways that I didn’t expect, and it left me wanting to read it again and again. The rhythm created through meter and repetition is very effective. Congratulations of a FINE poem!
~Mary
Wow. Incredible poem. This poem really makes the reader think. I experience the questions with you, the emotions with you. The emotions this poem brings up are really powerful. Keep writing. You have talent.
You are very talented at really making the reader feel your anger and frustration. I think this poem would be amazing as spoken word, with the audience sharing in the feelings of rage and redemption. I love how relentless you are in your demands to God, the feeling that you won’t give up until you have answers. My favorite lines are “Do you rock dreads, an earring, and a bright shiny necklace God?” and “My good deeds God? What good deeds God?” You are too smart to settle for easy answers. Please keep writing; you are so talented.
The raw emotion behind this is tremendous. Powerful to read, even more so when I imagine someone speaking it. Anger is not something forgotten. But if left unchecked it will control you. Your potential is there in your writing, don’t let anger steal that away. Thank you for sharing a piece yourself with the rest of us.