Prayer

I thank my Lord
For his most precious gift of life,
My home, my children, my forgiving wife,
The stars, the moon, the shining sea,
My great, wide world, my land, my liberty,
I thank my Lord for his tender, loving care,
For the delusion that he's really there,
But I'm not able to ignore that his creation
Is just a figment of man's imagination,
And yet, I'm really not an atheist,
For God forbid - this God exists,
Bringing on a bitter time
When punishment will fit my crime,
Therefore I'm careful and quite caustic
And profess my faith as an agnostic,
Yes, frankly I am just a knave,
I play it safe...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz