[Synopsis: People of all races believe in a God. They approach the Almighty during times they are in trouble. Typically, we believe in "pleasing " the spirits with our rituals. This poem is sarcastic and instinctive. It arises the question of the rituals "being fair" to all living beings!]
faith!
The deity descended in all her glory
among devotees for the ever untold story.
close to them was a herd, not so devoted,
sacrificing their last breath,transfixed & defeated.
belief demand offerings without reason.
life had never known of such a religion.
hail! the devotee who had the guillotine!
nonetheless life-taking, despite its shape serpentine.
a luckiest first made his way thru the crowd,
the devotees, now, more absorbed in the idol, felt proud.
the animal thought of his familyherd, a last time,
the pang to separate, due, at this holy shrine.
facing the idol, he closed his eyes in submission,
his generations to follow suit, was still his crushing anticipation.
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