I made this post last year. It has since been attracting some misgivings from some people, who, in their respected opinions, consider it “sensitive”. I have declined every urge to make a post on their rejoinders. I still wonder why they couldn’t drop their comments directly on my blog instead of emailing me.
One of them, a well-known blogger (no, I won’t link him), stumbled at me on yahoo messenger. Before then we’ve been having some nice chats on about anything. Little did I know I was about to abort our correspondence when I posted this poem. On that faithful day, I logged on to my messenger, only to be welcomed by a long and anxious queue of offline messages.
One of them, a well-known blogger (no, I won’t link him), stumbled at me on yahoo messenger. Before then we’ve been having some nice chats on about anything. Little did I know I was about to abort our correspondence when I posted this poem. On that faithful day, I logged on to my messenger, only to be welcomed by a long and anxious queue of offline messages.
"Spam!" I thought.
But to my surprise the messages, minus two, were a chain of biblical verses filled with curses, yes – CURSES! My blogger friend had leafed through his bible to fish out portions of that holy book that seem designed as suitable words of retaliation against a perceived sacrilege.
But to my surprise the messages, minus two, were a chain of biblical verses filled with curses, yes – CURSES! My blogger friend had leafed through his bible to fish out portions of that holy book that seem designed as suitable words of retaliation against a perceived sacrilege.
"What a joke!" I thought.
By coincidence, he was online at that time. And then I asked him, “Mr, to what do I owe these prayers?” I guess he must have been pissed off by the cheekiness of my question. He replied with yet another stretch of biblical passages, the difference only being that, this time, they came so hurriedly that most of the words were misspelt. How else was I supposed to understand the depth of his anger? I didn’t even bother to reply. All the while the chat box was busy saying #### is typing a message …until he signed out.
Just few days ago, I got a text from a friend who, after visiting my blog, ordered me, I mean ORDERED me, to retract (his word) that part of the poem that reads, “What if seated in Heaven is the Devil?” because, his reason – it is blasphemous. At that point I went back thinking about how far I’ve come with this poem, and who knows – how far I’ll go.
I wrote this poem during my undergraduate years. I still remember the rabid feedback I got courtesy of that part of the poem. A classmate of mine will look at me then and say, jokingly… You are the anti-christ! And then I would smile. One actually told me she has stopped reading the departmental press board because an “unholy poem” was once glued there. To quote a lecturer-friend, Your case is a sorry case. I avoided arguing with him by replying with a smile too.
But of course, I got some interesting and encouraging comments too.
Let's see how many blog friends I have (or will remain as friends). This is the poem, titled “What If…”
By coincidence, he was online at that time. And then I asked him, “Mr, to what do I owe these prayers?” I guess he must have been pissed off by the cheekiness of my question. He replied with yet another stretch of biblical passages, the difference only being that, this time, they came so hurriedly that most of the words were misspelt. How else was I supposed to understand the depth of his anger? I didn’t even bother to reply. All the while the chat box was busy saying #### is typing a message …until he signed out.
Just few days ago, I got a text from a friend who, after visiting my blog, ordered me, I mean ORDERED me, to retract (his word) that part of the poem that reads, “What if seated in Heaven is the Devil?” because, his reason – it is blasphemous. At that point I went back thinking about how far I’ve come with this poem, and who knows – how far I’ll go.
I wrote this poem during my undergraduate years. I still remember the rabid feedback I got courtesy of that part of the poem. A classmate of mine will look at me then and say, jokingly… You are the anti-christ! And then I would smile. One actually told me she has stopped reading the departmental press board because an “unholy poem” was once glued there. To quote a lecturer-friend, Your case is a sorry case. I avoided arguing with him by replying with a smile too.
But of course, I got some interesting and encouraging comments too.
Let's see how many blog friends I have (or will remain as friends). This is the poem, titled “What If…”
What if…
What if everything is but a dream
cast nude on this jagged plane, unreal?
What if the silhouette is but the real thing
and the substance is its shadow?
What if sight is but blindness
and voice is but dumbness?
What if everything is but a dream
cast nude on this jagged plane, unreal?
What if the silhouette is but the real thing
and the substance is its shadow?
What if sight is but blindness
and voice is but dumbness?
What if that animal perceives you as "animal"
itself- human, created in His image?
What if the womb is our grave
and the grave is but the cocoon pregnant with life?
What if white is but a precious gloom
and rose is but the embleem of death?
What if it’s not sleep after all
but Death tickly calling?
What if it’s foolery finely cloaked
masking as Love?
What if seated in Heaven is the Devil
and fanning Hell’s furnace is The Lord?
What if righteousness is but a sin
and Sodomy, the Hallowed?
What if we are just characters
existing only in the dreams of some gods?
What if…?
79 comments:
My 2 cents on this:
-and what if, these what if's are simply that: what if's?!-
That being said, your a very good writer. The build up to the poem was so good, u had me itching to read it.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that freedom of thought is a fundamental human right.
Im off to read prior posts!
u write amazingly well BUT.....,DIS AINT POSSIBLE at all at all
*enjoy ur w'end
What if all what Aloofar wrote doesnt make sense?
What if you wrote this just to chase me of ur blog?lol
What if this is not a poem but a meop?
Whatever what if turns out to be, it's ur right to express what u feel.
at last, an update! did my Zulu warrior chant scare u into doing it?*laughing my ass off*
I've always wondered what if all of life is a dream and we'd all wake up one day to discover we've been dreaming all our lives.
I've also wondered about the animals too.
I tell people and they look at me funny. Then they conclude I'm weird.
They should meet you. They'd probably call you "driew" [wierd spelt backwards].
That said, you are a great writer but this ain't for everybody.
God blowing hell's furnace? Sometimes God lets us go thru hell to get us into heaven.
The devil in heaven? Sometimes he gives us gifts that make us think we're in heaven.
Now I have a blog crush on your writings! Really!
LMAO @ ur blogger friend. People tend to overeact in my opinion. I'm not sure asking that question is blasphemy (se u will ask 4 4giveness jus in case).
I like the poem tho, it reminds me the words to a song i love ("If suddenly woke up and found that the bible is not true or that heaven is not real, i'd still believe you Lord cos i have known you, you are my reason for living...").
That's how i feel abt it. And also if love were foolery, am happy to be 'FOOLISH' Lol!
Have a lovely weekend
'ef babe'
I just read it again and I'd like to use it someday. All credit would go to you of course. I really like it.I'd copy and paste it sumwer. Thanks!
Everyone is different and are entitled to freedom of speech
i thought that was a creative piece of writing and could possibly make you some money.(hang on to it)
i'm a dedicated Christian myself, in no way did i find that offensive in any way...
i dont know why some popel act act as if they are holier than thou, like they dont shit meanwhile they podge...
if you dont agree with the poem, you simply skip it by, its not by force to comment.
Like i always say, let the haters hate..and you carry on with your business
you have a fantastic gift, the gift of writing, continue to use it and use it well
Hello,
Ist time here
ok you write well,
But i guess one thing we all have to accept is not everyone would agree with us in whatever we do,think or pass on!...it could be annoying sometimes but it's what we have to deal with
Everyone is entitled to thier opinions i guess, both the critics and the encouragers!
Personally am not sure about that part of the poem, so i won't comment
But one thing i know certainly is you are a good writer!!!
Keep it up!
Thanx for stopping by though
*cyberhugs and kisses*
Now this is a well though out and well written piece
I think everyone has the right to express themselves..
Controversial yes but brilliant too
You would think that these so called Christians would pray for guidance instead of spewing hate in the name of the bible. They miss the whole point by inaccurately showing the love of God that loves us inspite of our unbeliefs and questions. His love is supposed to bring people closer to him and not the exact opposite.
I remember when I was younger I asked a question about where the devil came from and you won't believe all the negative response I received over a TOTALLY VALID question. Luckily someone who was kind, patient, loving and totally secure in his understanding of the bible pointed me in the right direction.
If one claims to be a Christian and their judgemental actions deter people from God, then one MUST EXAMINE ONES SELF. AND REALLY GET THE POINT!!
Sorry for the long rant, this is my hughest pet peeves when it comes to Christians.
My friend, your questions are totally valid. If you really want the answers, God will find a way to bring it to you.
Take Care
what if..continued
what if we are actually on planet mars and think we are on planet earth?
what if we are actually aliens and the humans in outer space mock us?
what if the tv really is the pc?
what if what we think is a car is really a bus?
what if what we see as black is really white and what we see as white is really black?
what if this seems like it makes no sense but really does make sense?
what if i told you i thought 'aloofa' meant 'alfa'?
what if none of this really matters..and some of your words had me scurrying off to my faithful google and wiki...
thanks for stopping by...av a good wkend...tk good care
what if seated in Heaven is the Devil
and fanning Hell's furnace is The Lord?
I say, then we are all doomed! and instead of cursing you out, I would go back to the reassurance that I have that this is not the case.
Lol @ ur death threats though
@tgw,what if aloofa meant alfa? lol
well good poem.i don't understand why some people wud go to the extreme.In my opinion,they r just fanatics.Its a question and an opportunity to share their faith,not be judgemental.But really,r u an alfa?just curious.lol
hmm, i dont see anything offensive in here for someone to go crazy abt...i mean everyone is entitled to thier opinions, beliefs, fears and wateva..pls *hiss*
Aloofar: I have been gone from your blog too long. My apologies.
I like your poem.
Underneath our Nigerian veneer of civility and civilization lie all the superstitions and fears of our ancestors. As Chinua Achebe's Things fall Apart so cleverly highlights, we have substituted foreign gods with our indigenous ones. We however, have not let go of our fears and superstitions.
Write on brother!
You people ehn...I dont care what y'all say buh i feel that the poem is a reflection of the thots that we all secretly habor in our hearts...what if?
He has not doubted the purpose and the essences of the balance of the world as we know it should cast teh first stone...
I am always incensed when Nigerians show their utter and dogged stupidity....
my own two kobo be d@...
"What if it’s foolery finely cloaked
masking as Love?"-sometimes this is the case
what if GOD himself sees this as blasphemy?
what if u re not using ur writing skills the right way?
what if ...?
aloofarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
HOW DARE U WRITE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND POST? ARE U THE ANTI-CHRIST? WHAT IF IN HEAVEN IS SEATED THE DEVIL? TAKE IT BACK PLEASE ELSE I WONT BE YOUR FRIEND AGAIN!!!!!!
lol. hope i no shock you for there sha.
nice piece. apart from the part that it displays the wealth of ur creative imagination, you brought out what a lot of us once in while think about. the whole essence of our being. the faith we have in a supernatural Being.
i call my life a little scene in the book of life, me just a character.
keep writing jare. use your freedom and yur talent.
You know what would pain me more about seeing the devil in heaven??
The fact that the fear of not making heaven has made me good...well better than if that fear never existed..
what if on judgement day we find out humans were supposed to be animalistic....shagging who ever took their fancy???
Boy would the rev sisters in my school weep!!!
I don't read poems on blogs as a rule, but u got me curious. I like the way u think. You have to be very smart to question things that a given. Most pple never take time to think for themselves, they just accept things cos that's how they met them.
hmm i can see why it will b controversial. like sting said i dont dig poems but i had to read this.i have no problem wit it.its a quest afterall, just to get pple thinkin. i think the moral of the poem or my translation be good coz u want to be coz its the rite thin to be not coz u want to make heaven.yes makin heaven is the ultimate but if we are good jut 4 that does that not make us hypocites?
I was going to say that you will rot in heaven for your alleged blasphemy but it does not have quite the same ring to it.
Please do not give in to the fascists. What is the point of writing if everything is formulaic and prescribed?
This was actually my best line in the poem
'What if the womb is our grave
and the grave is but the cocoon pregnant with life?'
Lmao@the bloggers outburst.
I dont see anything wrong with the poem, i think its supposed to make you stop and think.
Have a nice week.
I couldnt agree more with Atutu the best line in the poem is 'What if the womb is our grave and the grave is but the cocoon pregnant with life?'
Imagine all the dreams and ambitions that are buried with the dead.
What is there is a 'life after' where you can make wrongs right and relive your life.'
The grave then will be the incubator where you get to think and 'regret' all you did wrong and right and wish you had another chance at it. Then when you are indeed ready to live out you come into this new life and the race begins again
wacko abi but just think about it.
The truth, i was shocked at that statement about God and the Devil, but the truth is we all think of these things a lot of times but the fear of what people would say makes us cage our thoughts and opinions. I luv your poem. Good work
What if the people in insane asylums r sane and everyone else isn't???
Aloofar, one thing I have learnt is that not everyone will like you. Not everyone will understand you either. And very few people will read and understand. A lot of people will just read and interprete it the way they wanna... then they will call you and pour insults on you. LOL.
You're a wonderful poet.
To each his own.I,for one,do not find anything wrong with questions.And far too many people are afraid of independent thought.
What if ... i told u i loved it :). It's amazeing and also comforting to see that others think like u... i'm not so weird after all... or what if being weird is actually pretty normal... and normal is weird.
Nice one... thanks for stopping by.
Hi :).
Nice poem What if!! I rmbr wen i was in primary skool I was curious as to "WHO MADE GOD?" I was shut down but being stubborn, I still ax d same question till today and av no answer. U got d right to ax questions and ponder on tins. Now pastors/preachers who claim de r all about Jesus n d church dat end up using d church money PERSONALLY,i wonder why it has turned dat lady who stopped reading student board off xtianity. I want to tag u, I wonder if u av d time.
Hey sugar!
Thanx for the friend request at facebook.
First time here, and i must say very nice blog.
I can see some of the bloggers i know are also here, so i gues i gotta be here as often too.
Will be right back to read that piece, seems cool.
If you had used the word "Allah" or "Mohammed" for this your poem, it would definitely be a different ball game. Its a sensitive issue but i dont imagine you meant any harm when u wrote it
The way i see it, its just a poem filled with questions
Nice one though. First time here
Thanks for stopping by
I'll call it adventurous poetry...
But with every adventure comes its dangers. This poem questions the realms of strange frontiers and alludes Greek mythology amongst other questionable isssues that man may never answer.
Its just a rhetorical poem that dares to ask daring questions.
But hey, like i said, its entering sensitive frontiers. Imagine you questioning facts that Muslims hold in high regard...wouldn't you become another Salman Rushdie with the Fatwa pronounced over ur head?
like someone said...its not for everybody.
Philosophy 101 class in session.
Aloof wake up and stop day dreaming. You've got a lot of reading to do. Phenomenology, existentialism,metaphysics,formal/deductive logical reasoning, oya on your bike lol.
I say, this is pure genuis aloofar.
It goes far beyond the words.
truth is, Aloofar i've thought about these from time to time:
what if the religion i chose isnt the right one? this thot scares me shitless!
what if God says in heaven that "i had nothing against u having sex anytime u wanted and with whomever u wanted", just as afro said.(chei! i'll cry o)
The wonderful thing about the God I serve is that he is forgiving and in this nature he created man with the potential to think, question, argue, imagine and conceive wonders.
That being said, it is absolutely fine to wonder if things are not as they seem or as they have been declared to be. Nothing wrong with that. I am laughing so hard over here about the religious 'spam' (as you termed it) that you received in your chat box. lol!
Be prepared to lose a lot of your blogville friends over this, my brotha. Religion is just one place that bloggers, o matter how liberal, will battle over.
lol! Take care!
i would wonder why pple r so fanatical abt God dat they insist on fighting 4 him. Abeg, we no get freedom of speech again? d man is a writer, he has written wot goes on n his mind, y should anyone beef him abt it. is he cursing u & imagining ur own is finished cos u believe in a God that may or may not exist (i believe He exists, but daz my own. i can't force my belief on every other person)
The poem is really deep. Since poems most times reflect the thoughts of the poet, I believe it stemmed from a place deep in your heart where you may have a lot of "what-if questions" to be answered. I pray all those questions actually get answered. :)
your comment on my post was perhaps ironical.
Your 'what if's' is just that - what if.
Feel free to express yourself in whatever way possible.
Cheers!
Pheewww, I was really ready to be shocked.
Why just the other day someone blankly told me that God is not real.
"What if Sodomy was allowed and righteousness was sin?" Well there is no need to imagine that one I am sure the consequences of both are already a reality to some so they can easily answer you.
Womb and Grave - The grave on Old kent Road does not strike me as life. The maternity ward in Lambeth Hospital with the incessant noise of pain a
followed by joy does not strike as grave.
If the what if's were to BE then there needs to be a Total paradigm shift, a flip over of all that currently IS, nevertheless the BALANCE remains.
Good becomes evil, evil becomes good...
Life becomes death, death becomes life...
So for example the next time you hear someone dies you start laughing that someone has been born and when someone is born you start crying that someone is dead.
VOILA
Life remains
Death remains
Animals remain
Human beings remain
God remains
Devil remains
In reality nothing changes, we gain nothing, we loose nothing.
The balance remains all that changes is our PERCEPTION.
PERCEPTION!!!
Even as we speak, we have different PERCEPTIONS of life which changes from time to time. Reflect back on my examples above to some Sodomy is right and righteouness is a burden.
My summation:
THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN AND THE WHAT IF's ARE NOT REALLY WHAT IF's DEPENDING ON YOUR PERCEPTION.
i remember a song titled 'WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US' by Joan Osborne. it was a massive hit worldwide. it also had its share of criticism. ur poem doesnt allude that the devil is seated there. it is a poem of what ifs and peeps should appreciate it for that
In fact it was Joan Osborne's song (What If God was One of Us) that came to my mind when I first read your poem, Aloofar.
Fine tune like Last King said.
Your poem is insightful. It challenges dogma as well as the intellect. Me likeee!
Like I said in my reply to your comment on my blog, keep stirring it up cos it makes folks think. And methinks there's still a lot of stirring (as in challenging) -and thinking to do where our...*coughs diplomatically* ur... people are concerned.
BTW, first time here and loving it.
@ 30+
"So for example the next time you hear someone dies you start laughing that someone has been born and when someone is born you start crying that someone is dead".
I like the way you put it. Very funny.Ya'll are wierd thinkers in this blogville but I like!
Anyway, i'm thinking, once you're born into earth, you're going to have to die someday and once you die, you're going to have to live in some other realm.
@ aloofar:
What if you update with an easier reader friendly post that won't make people conceive strange thots? Something like a nursery rhyme without any twist to it.
update!
"I don't read poems on blogs as a rule, but u got me curious"
I def agree with Sting. I actually believe that without questions, we will not be where we are today. God is not an authoritarian God. He gave mind and sense to think and reason. And asking questions is in the same categry of 'think and reason'.
Very well written, my dear. Hope you are good tho?
The idea is not to look at the devil as the whole one does but as something put in place by God to test you. We all forget that the "devil" was created by God and thus it is not something to fear but something to be cautious of, cos if God had no use for it, He will simply cease its existence....
Now, I want to see what the response to me will be...like I care.
I now understand why people would consider this sensitive. First of all, I think it's a very figurative text which can be subjected to a wide variety of perception. However, I know that this thing called life is tricky and I too have often considered what if everything was a big hoax, a fleeting illusion. Let me know your thoughts.
see Aloofar! u've managed to get supportive comments from all of us and keep ur friends with that intro u wrote to the post (smart man)...lol
I will come back again.
Hey,
Stopping by for the first time and left thinking you are a very interesting bloke. I write poetry as well. I see your depth and I think it's okay to question.
Was a pleasure meeting you ;)
What if we are just characters
existing only in the dreams of some gods?
WE ARE! The world is one big dream.
What if the important word here is "what if"...Hey you didn't say it's a fact did you? It's mere poetry..play on words...am all for freedom of expression so long as I don't see some freeky pictures next..lol.
Nice blog...what if I lied..lol!
this is interesting...but ehmmmm what if u don dey craze...? lol
Hey :)
as we all know controversial issues like this make pple say things...but as soon as i read the poem out to my friends they where quick to condemn. PPLe dont seem to realize that these are what if instances..
you wrote well..the critics will only write back when you write well...
Saw the comments you left on my blog..thanks!
I know you've heard dis lots iof times but i just have to add my voice...You sabi write o!
I liked the poem plenty.
wow, i loved the poem... ur a really good writer... i wonder y people ve to be hyprocritical. its titled `what if` and not `this is`..... its good to be realistic. alot of use dont like to imagine the other side of the equation. im not anti-God or anything, i strongly believe in God but dometimes i cant help but think what if..... uve written well, ignore the critics....
thanx for the comment u left on my blog....
what if so swift His judgement is,
That there's no to on bended knees
Repent and seek His face?
What if these words will end the race?
Poems, I believe, have a way of exposing your innermost thoughts - mine do. Nice one though, but just be a bit cautious in letting your thoughts fly. Some things are better left between you and Him...or someone who's in a good position to give spiritual guidance.
Muse.
"what if" reminds me of an article that I read in the newspaper...It talked about the possibility of "us" just being an "advanced computer program" .... so basically we exist only on the computer chips or magnetic drives....
I think the flow of this poem is amazing!! I personally find it very hard to believe that a person can be classified as bad or good....In Hindu Mythology the concept of Devtas(Gods) and Demon (Asuras)exists simultaneously and there are stories where Gods have been shrewd to maintain their supremacy...Some Asuras have been admired also in scriptures...
Thanks all.
I'm lovin' everybody. Thanks for your comments.
I was expecting a fatwa though!
Let me put this in CAPS.
THERE IS ABSOLUTE NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR RATIOCINATION.
Most people need to get out of their closets and not be stuck in their toilets.
Let them open wide the windows of the mind and look beyond the trees of the forest surrounding them.
Cheers and God bless.
What if God agrees with your train of thought?
What if this is all an irony?
what if...?
Dont think God'll be so angry with you for that...unless of course you actually believe Him to be the devil.lol. Nice one though...lots to think about
interesting piece that smply questions what we deem reality and right..nice.I'd have loved to seen the reactions of our naija pple on reading dis poem. Even the "christian" brother who just stole his pop's money will be quick to call you a fool for blasphemy..
my darling, you said i should drop a comment, well u re a terrific writing, didn't know u had it in you and am prideful 2 know i ve got a friend this intelligent and suave with words, yeah what if! what if i were to come to 141 and c ya tomorrow. lol. c'est tres tres vrai. Bon chance in your writing. Au revoir and am hoping to read all the blogs u ve written since you typed the first world on blogville
Seems like you made more friends than enemies this time!
I sometimes have issues when i look in the mirror..my train of thought goes like..how did i really come to be? how am i me? how? what if indeed..
i wish the dead could come back and tell us what really is on the other side..
what if...
RESPECT
dont mind ur skl buddies jo, fact is each and every 1 has at 1 time or d other had 1 of these what ifs tot, i certainly ave especially d 1 on d animal calling us animals...i find d idea fascinating. lol u write well tho mr lanky not a nerd guy. lol
wow!!...so, err...once i stop being lazy, i'll add you to my blogroll...amazing poem...i like the way your mind works...the way you constructed your thoughts...made these what ifs/possibilities come to life...something i could see...loved it!...
you won't believe this but your poem was read to me over the phone by one of my friends and I was so impressed that i decided to read it for myself
I don't see your poem as anti- god. I see it as a questioning of everything that has been told to us and we have been asked to believe. but who has made these beliefs and why are we following them? What if all these social constructions of images are just a sham ? I totally appreciate the way you have questioned so many institutions established by society in such a powerful poem
That's some writing skills you got there man!
Reading ejura's 1st post(no 4 comment), reminds me of the words in Ron Kenoly's song: If you catch hell, dont hold it. If you going through hell, dont stop!
I must say I have being guilty of thinking like this and wondering what if everything were happening the other way around. Like what if we stood on our heads? What if the world would never come to an end? What if...? We all do have our what ifs. Some even what if-ed they were not born by the parents they have now etc Its the human nature to question norms and beliefs.
What if seated in Heaven is the Devil
and fanning Hell’s furnace is The Lord?
hmmm...Let me say this:
And what if Hell is actually the real name for the enjoyment of saints? And heaven is the real name for the sufferment of sinners? Come to think of it, being a christian, a true christian, can be a pain in the butt. No offense, but when you see things that entice you strongly, it becomes a battle of the flesh not to do it..that can be some kinda hell. Whilst meanwhile, commiting sin and succombing is pretty very easy and you feel you in heaven!
But back to facts. after you commit the sin, you will reap the sufferment of your life(Hell) and for those who endure the 'hell' of being saints, will reap the enjoyment that they deserve(Heaven)! :D
My two cents!
Loving your blog tho!...thanks for visiting! x
wow...this is really thot-provokin ish..i'd rather not think bout the 'what ifs', its too scary to go down that road..
thanks for the love on my blog mate...
with regards to this, we all have our what if moments...it's the reuslt of being able to think for oneself...people who automatically condemn you for your what ifs, no matter how outrageous they may be are either hypocrites or sheep.
Awesome poem. Thoughtful and brilliantly inquiring.
But the voice of the poem is: What if?
And my answer is: yeah, So What if? Labels describe, but do not define. The meaning is attached by us. Because we want something out of it. If we want something else out of it, we would attach some different meaning to it.
*looks innocently surprised*..oh..it is..taboo to have these thoughts cross your mind? or does the taboo lie in having the guts to voice the thoughts?
Ya'll know my age situation, and can say that these thoughts have concerned me since i was even younger. I've wondered..and still wonder sometimes if all we've been led to believe is a lie, what if reality is not what it is?and the truth, lies...it's just a what if? or is it now a sin to reason? to wonder? to question? surely God gave us brains and the ability to use them for more than just filling the space between our ears...
I fail to see the blasphemy in this..what it is, is honest, and surely honesty is encouraged? or through this denial of honesty the hypocrisy behind the whole blasphemy accusation is revealed?
can all the people who shout that it is blasphemy, with a clear conscience say that these thoughts have never crossed their minds? the fact that they are quick to pretend that it didn't happen doesn't mean it didn't..
mchuu! Aloofie, i think it's a brilliant poem. worth all the scandal that comes with it.
I love it. About people that reacted badly...don't blame them..it's how they've been conditioned to react.
My beef with you on this is that you killed the 'power' and 'potency' of that poem with your kinda explanatory opening paragraphs.
Would you like to perform this poem at Taruwa anytime? check out http://www.taruwa.com
I tell you my cats think I am thier pet and they are the owners! So animal do think we are the animal (lol)
But people with thier religion fundamentalism. This peom is great and didnt look blasphem to me at all
You have really great taste on catch article titles, even when you are not interested in this topic you push to read it
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