What To Believe

poem by: E.J. Waling
Written on Mar 06, 2026 

What to
believe?
Stories.
Human
stories.
Countless.
Since the
beginning.
Trying to 
make
sense.
Ancient,
still holding
sway.
Spun up,
laid out.
Dogmatic
in nature.
Human,
by definition,
limited.
Finite
understanding.
Held high
as universal 
truth.
Narrative 
driven.
Enveloping 
comfort,
control.
Holding
at bay
fear,
trepidation.
Human
realities.
Human 
nature.
Human
understanding.
Limited 
in nature.
Holding
on.
Human
creation.
Nothing 
more.

 

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