I wish I believed in a higher power
To tremble before an Awesome God, or cower.
To have eternal faith and love and hope,
To cleanse myself with the purest soap.
I wish I believed in something higher
More than me, the earth, and the fire.
More than anger, sadness, despair, chagrin,
More than I could ever imagine.
I wish I could believe in a God.
But believe? I simply cannot.
I put faith in science and in theory
And above all, I believe in me
And reality.
Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014 at 11:41 PM UTC
I wish I believed in a higher power
To tremble before an Awesome God, or cower.
To have eternal faith and love and hope,
To cleanse myself with the purest soap.
I wish I believed in something higher
More than me, the earth, and the fire.
More than anger, sadness, despair, chagrin,
More than I could ever imagine.
I wish I could believe in a God.
But believe? I simply cannot.
I put faith in science and in theory
And above all, I believe in me
And reality.
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