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  >> Static Item >> Poetry >> Religious >> ID #563846  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
Don't
If atheism offends you, don't open this poem.
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don't tell me what to believe
i'm doing just fine on my own and i
don't want to be told
i like the isolation,
the independence
of being alone

maybemaybemaybemaybe there is someone out there...

don't insist that i am wrong
i don't insist against you and i
just want the respect i give
i like the community,
the randomness,
of how we live

what'stosaythereisn'twhat'stosaythereisn'twhat'stosay...

don't demand i hear you out
i've looked at a lot of options and i
settled on the one that suits me
i like the self-fulfillment,
the self-determination,
of no guarentee

whatifwhatifwhatif you're wrong and whoever it is is an angry god...

don't tell me i don't believe what i believe
you wouldn't say that to someone else and i
should be treated just the same
i like the method,
the madness,
of this earthly game

whywhatwherewhenwhonowhowhonowhowho...

let's make a pact
you believe anything
absolutely anything
and i'll do the same
don't force me into a box
and i'll do the same for you
let's agree to disagree

too much vastness, tootoomuch, how do we believe it's all for us?

don't try to save me
you'll only break the pact and i
am doing all right saving myself
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