Religion

'Religion is the opiate of the people',
Karl Marx wrote long ago,
A simplistic explanation
Of a world I do not know,
To keep the masses quiet,
Allay their fear of death,
Thus, make religions grow,
And millions to their death were sent
In religious wars
Which never seem to end.
In all this I easily do find
Manipulators
Using hypnosis of the mind,
Reaching the rather sad conclusion
That all religions are delusions,
For this strange universe
I sense and see
Is far more complex
Than man's religious philosophy.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz