Pages and pages
of stories being told
Not just a book
but rather a way of life
Pages and pages
of beliefs being sold
Not just a book
but rather a life manual
Pages and pages
of faith being explained
Not just a book
but rather a religious journal
Pages and pages
of religion being trained
Not just a book
but rather a Bible
Pages and pages
of words to be deciphered
Not just a book
but rather an adventure
Pages and pages
of many before us
Not just a book
but rather a documentation
of past trials and tribulations
Pages and pages
still to be wrote and fulfilled
Not just a book
but rather a romantic story
Pages and pages
of tragedy and sacrifice
Not just a book
but rather an Old Testament
Pages and pages
of massive confusion
Not just a book
but rather a great detailed history of past times before my birth from an unknown source claiming to know the whole story of God, his son and dating back before Christ
Pages and pages
from pages and pages
Not just a book
but rather a story passed down with time and rewrote to be modernized many times and yet I still to know the accuracy of translations or the hearts or minds of the ones that decided the language needing to be heard
Pages and pages
wrote to persuade us
Not just a book
but rather a tool to humble us
Pages and pages
upon pages and pages
But I rather ask him
through prayer and communication to seek the answers then rely solely
Not just a book