all is unfolding according to plan

heads on pikes

line the path

the army has conquered

if god is in control

what does this say about god?

 

conquering army invades

rapes not only the women

but all the children

if god is in control

what does this say about god

 

this is not god?

but if i’m a fraud

why were his orders

to kill every hittite

man, woman and child?

 

so either the wealth of human suffering

is the will of god

or there is no god

or there is a god and he is misunderstood

could it be that god is not good?

 

forget the hollywood ending

everyone attains and is ascending

 

look at what has actually come to pass

we squabble over leaves of grass

while massacres are our legacy

and those who survive die of disease

 

and i am required to bow to a benevolent being

who covers me with sheltering arms

 

my words take up arms

against all that you believe

that god will deliver you and me

as long as i am part of the team

that believes what all evidence reputes

even though your scriptures will dispute

that your actions support your words

but the heretic will never be heard

 

when all that i dispose

is that if actions speak louder than words

then god must wear the emperor’s new clothes

 

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