we will believe together 

why am I sad 
... 
because you have separated 
yourself from god 
... 
I do love god 
yet I am still sad 
... 
you don't love god enough 
that's why you are still sad 
... 
I don't like my nose 
... 
god gave you that nose 
if you don't like your nose 
then you don't like god 
... 
I can't like my nose 
... 
then you can't like god 
god gave you that nose 
... 
It's my father's nose 
I got it from my father 
It's genetics 
... 
god made genetics 
therefore god made your nose 
... 
why did god give me such an ugly nose 
... 
we can't question god 
we can only accept god's will 
... 
my only son was killed 
by a drunk driver 
... 
your son is in heaven with god 
... 
how do I know my son is in heaven 
... 
we must believe 
... 
what if he is not in heaven with god 
and I believe he is 
... 
we cannot question god 
we must pray to god together 
... 
what if there is no god 
... 
you know all this came from somewhere 
you are distraught 
we must pray together 
... 
what if it all came from somewhere 
other than god 
... 
everything comes from god 
you are distraught 
we must pray together 
... 
if there is no god 
then my son died for nothing 
he was killed by a drunk 
and no one cares 
... 
we cannot question god's will 
we must pray together  
... 
what if god is belief 
... 
you are distraught 
let us pray  
... 
god is belief 
and you know 
... 
without belief in god 
there is nothing 
I need something 
you need something 
we need something 
... 
we will pray together 
we will believe together 
 ... 

Keith  O'Connor 
Ottawa  Canada 
2001  aug  19 
www.tinmangallery.com