I said goodbye to God one day
Because I couldn’t see
Why one who seemed so full of words
Would never talk with me.
“Well, He knows where I am,” I mused,
“And if there comes a day
He’ll condescend to seek me out,
I can’t be far away.”
I said goodbye to God because
I’d finally concluded
That those who claimed to teach His ways
Were guileful or deluded:
What use is praying to a God
Who hides behind a curtain?
And how do you grow close to one
Whose feelings are uncertain?
I said goodbye to God without
Resentment in my heart;
I hadn’t any notion of
How long we’d be apart.
It seemed that there was just too much
About Him left to know;
I said goodbye to God and yet
I thought someday He’d show.
I said goodbye to God and now
My words I shall not mince:
I said goodbye to God and, no,
I haven’t heard back since.
I stroll along my merry road
And seldomly look back:
I said goodbye to God and that’s
One less load on my back.
I love the mix of seriousness and wit. Did not expect this ending; I thought you'd meet up with God again. I like the insouciance of your (less predictable) last verse.
ReplyDeleteAh but God NEVER says good bye to us. We are all prodigal "sons"
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much love...
I am sure he will be keeping an eye on you though Graham!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the "God" thingy, of which thou speaketh?
ReplyDeleteWell writ.
The last verse is unexpected .... but wait! it's not really the last verse, is it?
ReplyDeleteWhen the relationship is one-sided it's hard not to walk away from it. And the ease to which it is done is easily given the lack of reciprocity. Some roads are meant to be walked alone.
ReplyDeleteI've said goodbye to God but someone keeps getting us together again.
ReplyDeleteI am glad for the women in my life.
I left the Catholic church at 18 because I couldn't align myself with what I found to be hateful dogma. I had nightmares for years about being sent to hell for excommunicating myself.
ReplyDeleteI tried to find solace in the New Age community, but they were just as bad. There's a lot of victim-blaming. Vulnerable people are seen as bringing their own troubles on themselves and there's a lot of holier-than-thou behavior.
I'd prefer to be without religion, but I miss discussing spiritual theory.
I have been a member of two religions in my lifetime ... stepping away felt right. Spirituality is my religion. Organized feels constricting ..... freedom feels good.
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