If God could whisper to us
If God could talk to us
If he could speak out loudly
What could he say?
What would he say
About our ugly souls?
Our uses and abuses
Of human souls
Of human bodies
We touch, we take, we lie
We force, we break, we die inside
We build and then destroy
We mock, we cry, we die inside
We hurt, we fight, we disregard.
Our human souls
Used to be…
Serene and kind
Now they are dark and blind
If God could talk to us
Would he say…
Wash your ugly souls
In fresh and cold mountain waters
In the salty, cleansing waters of the sea.
Nature and its purity
Are shaking slowly
Are collapsing wholly
Endangered with our fellow beings.
The cause and the effect of our ugly souls.
We punish, we hate, we ignore
We are wrecks, shadows
If we could hear God’s voice
Would we still die inside?
This is so beautiful and speaks deeply to me. Thanks for coming by my blog. So delighted to be here. Thank You.
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Thanks for stopping by! I am happy you found my poem worthwhile!
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I love this, what a beautiful blog you have, thank you for visiting mine.🎐
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I think he would say that he understands it all. And that he doesn’t judge as a result. We all do what we can as a result of our conditioning, both nature and nurture. Except for psychopaths, we all do our best and try to do the good we are able to understand. So it’s ok. 😊🌍
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More or less.I do believe that God is an all-inclusive, all-accepting, very kind and non-punishing entity…but God in my poem is more like the voice of our own consciousness that borrows the voice of God to make us reflect upon ourselves and our acts.
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I sensed that and I equaled our own consciousness with God. In the way that Jordan Peterson defines God mostly. The highest level of understanding of ourselves and of our world is what we call God and that has evolved during the millennia of our existence. It most definitely works as you presented it, as a whisper inside that sees everything for what is.
Just today I found this audiobook and made me think about your poem:
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Yes, that is the idea. Thanks for the recommendation. I will check it out and let you know after I’ve read it. The title sounds great.
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The book is great for 1 hour and 30 minutes because good and evil are used as broad metaphors and the author questions the nature of ‘evil’ itself through the lenses of a psychiatrist.
Then it completely goes of the rails by talking about exorcism and other stuff. I apologize for recommending it before listening to it all.
The Jordan Peterson debate about the evolution of values, morality and God is here and is truly interesting to watch or to listen to, if you haven’t already :
I don’t necessarily “agree” with everything he says, but I enjoy his way of questioning things, his original perspective and his honesty.
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People of the lie by M. Scott Peck. You can find the audiobook on YouTube. I can post the link here.
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I’m in love with this poem. Great work, keep it up! 😤
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Thank you. I am trying!
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Amazingly powerful.
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Thank you
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Wow – you have a beautiful gift! Your photos are beautiful and your words thought-provoking to say the least. Love your deep thought! Thank you for taking the time to read and like one of my posts, which led me to yours. Blessings and joy to you!
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Thank you for the compliments! My heart rejoices when I read that people enjoy my poems!
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Wow powerful words that describe the world nature… Keep doing
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Thank you!
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