Poem: In The Name Of God

" In The Name Of God "

Sit my child, let me show you our past.

As you can see, it has been a bloodbath.

We have murdered nations and raped our lands.

diseases and famines, I hope you understand.

In the name of god, we started biblical wars.

In the name of god, families tortured their own child to save their souls.

We did all this and why.

In the my of god, it not a good enough reason to die.

Religion has lied, corrupted and desecrated.

Burn women on the holy stake and make their men watch so there would be no mistake.

The draw god's sword to make sure no innocent could tell the truth.

Of man's blind righteous hate.

Most most horrific crimes happen when religious men step in.

And denounce a society because their gods do not suit them.

In the name of god, religion has a feast.

Just to satisfy some power hungry priest.

In the name of god, we are suppose to find a way.

In the name of god, there is never a way.

How can you believe in men of god, when death at their followers hands is their only solution.

How can you believe, when your fear of them is your love and respect of them.

How can you believe, when they cause nothing but pollution.

How can you believe in men of god, who do not hear the children's cries.

How can you believe, when the allow and wish mothers to die.

In the name of god, they say we should trust.

In the name of god, they say we shall die on a holy quest.

In the name of god, this is how the rhetoric goes.

In the name of god, our blood shall flow.

I do not pretend to know the answers but I sure have a lot of unanswered questions.

I hope we on this wonderful planet can find a way to live without havoc.

I hope our children are not as blinded as we.

Acts in the name of god must end or we will never be free.

For now we walk our separate ways, I hope we will walk together some day.

By Syrbastyian Vzampfyier