Faith   Leave a comment

I have no faith in faith,
No belief in unfounded belief.
Such things can make us feel safe,
Provide us a sense of relief.

But it doesn’t make them right
To anyone but you.
Even if it helps you sleep at night,
It doesn’t mean it’s true.

I try to find comfort
In the chaos of uncertainty.
Instead of trying to comport
With a lie; a false reality.

We can’t know all there is to know,
There’s beauty in vast knowledge uncapped.
I get to enjoy a part of the show.
Missing the end doesn’t make me feel trapped.

So keep your gods and your proselytizing
For they offer me no recompense.
I’ll keep my hypotheses and theorizing
And base my beliefs on evidence.

-Shaman Romney 2015

Posted 12/17/2015 by Shay in Poetry

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