My Religion

seeking

i look to the
bookshelf for guidance

teachers and preachers

all claim
to know the answers
none have proof

all say
‘have faith’
’believe’
‘my way or the highway’

torah, old testament, new testament, apocrypha
gnostic gospels, book of mormon
koran, bhagavad gita

pentagrams, incense, tarot, prayer flags

christ, mohamed,
confucious, buddha
crowley, huxley
leary, seneca
abraham, seth
jung, freud

warlike gods, crucifixions, martyrs, saints, prophets

believers
jews, christians, muslims
baptists, catholic, orthodox, anglican
shiites, sunnis, sufis
buddhists hindus

brahma, vishnu, shiva
zeus, hera, poseidon
jupiter, pluto, neptune
isis, ra, yama, idari
kannon, benzaite
oshun, shango

esalen, dianetics

heaven, hell, purgatory, karma, reincarnation,

flip coins, rosary, penance

churches, mosques, revival tents, tabernacles, temples

altars, rituals, chants, penance, miracles, sacrifices

priests, druids, ministers, shamans
imams, gurus, witches, wizards

atheists, agnostics, secular humanists

prayer beads, candles

pot, mushrooms, ayahuasca, speed, ecstasy
tobacco, caffeine, alcohol

kneel, crawl, prostrate, mortify, fast, tithe

what about
peace
love, cooperation, compassion, stewardship

exhausted
frustrated
confused

i step outside

sit

pick up cat

deep breath

cold air jolts

bluebird settles
cocks an eye flies off

clouds swirl
in blue sky

trees sway
in winter breeze

cat nestles
purring

what i seek

is here now

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