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Just because there are UFOs, ... a big bang, ... an Einstein, ... evil and death Despite such questions, Smart, even brilliant thinkers Believe, just because... I'm a free thinker, like they were, So, I ask, How many times did Jesus suffer and die On other worlds to save the Universe? After all, evil is everywhere, And so are we, or them. Oscar Wilde gave up his denial, As did Wallace Stevens, Darwin and Camus; And a host of other stars, Relinquished their lifetimes of distrust With a breath between the sheets; With a whisper of repentence Accepted the alpha and omega Just because...
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Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015 at 8:50 AM UTC
Just Because
Just because there are UFOs, ... a big bang, ... an Einstein, ... evil and death Despite such questions, Smart, even brilliant thinkers Believe, just because... I'm a free thinker, like they were, So, I ask, How many times did Jesus suffer and die On other worlds to save the Universe? After all, evil is everywhere, And so are we, or them. Oscar Wilde gave up his denial, As did Wallace Stevens, Darwin and Camus; And a host of other stars, Relinquished their lifetimes of distrust With a breath between the sheets; With a whisper of repentence Accepted the alpha and omega Just because...
John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Gary Cooper, Dutch Schultz, Buffalo Bill to name a few.
francie-lynch
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Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015 at 8:50 AM UTC
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