Before they brainwashed you
poem by:
Peter Duggan
Written
on Apr 30, 2014
Before they brainwashed you When you were just a child Before they brainwashed you Who did you believe in? What did you think was true? If no one ever mentioned God Would you even think about it? If no one ever told you. Would it interest you a bit? You’re taught when just a child You have no say in it They frighten you with fire, and brimstone And you, you must admit If no one ever told you Then you would not believe You’d have no fears, not any There’d be no cause to grieve. With Taoists, Buddhists, and the Jains A god is never mentioned No one ever thinks about it It don’t touch their attention They meditate and look within And find out who they be And live their lives in harmony All filled with mystery. So will these good folk go to Hell Until eternity? Do you really think this so It don’t make sense to me When you die, my friends you die And no one really knows Just what happens after death Or where the soul might go.
Tags: faith, deep, scary, fear,
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ashraf kaasamani commented:
haha nice one my friend, i love your questions.
Susanna Fitzpatrick
commented on Sep 18, 2018 at 12:26am
Very good point. I was raised in a religion full of guilt and fear and self-loathing, and it took a while to let go of those things. It's amazing to think that none of them really know what is true, they just act like they do, and damage thousands along the way. Great poem!
