When God Rested
Bret Hesla © 2017
The human God
Is all about love and family,
and sometimes strife.
And the people will tell you that
After god made the people
God rested on the next day.
Now the insect God
has six legs
and compound eyes
And the insects will tell you that
After god made the insects
God rested on the next day.
The rock God
is three in one
Igneus, sedimentary, and metamorphic
And the rocks will tell you that
After god made the rocks
God rested on the next day.
The mushroom God
lives in the dark damp heaven below
And occasionally sends up her son
to live and die on the earth so that
other mushrooms may live.
And the mushrooms will tell you that
After god made the mushrooms
God rested on the next day.
The algae God
Is small and green
And never dries out for long
And the algae will tell you that
After god made the algae
God rested on the next day.
The cat God
has whiskers and purrs
In the deep shag carpet
by a warm sunny window
And the cats will tell you that
After god made the cats
God rested on the next day.
The emptyness God
Is never there
And cannot be grasped
And the void will tell you that
After god made the emptiness
God rested on the next day.
Words by Bret Hesla.
© 2017 Bret Hesla. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Licensed via OneLicense.net, Contact: Bret.hesla@gmail.com.
Reader: Larry Dittberner
A while back, I read a book called The Myth of Human Supremacy, by Derrick Jensen. He covers the whole cascading disaster, from economies to science to arts to religion to you name it, caused by believing and acting as if we are the top.
This playful poem pokes a little at that rotten core.