Act of God

Poem by Elena Williams

I have found that the only time I believe in God

Is when I am angry with him

In times of joy

I don’t tilt my head to the sky

To preach my thanks

It is only in moments of pain

When I am on my knees

Feeling closer to hell than heaven

That I allow his existence

And while I have never been religious

The cruelty of the Father

Might just change my mind

I curse his barbarity

And I condemn his apathy 

I press my cheek to the floor

And beg for his comfort

And when it does not come

My words turn more vicious

I ask him how the world looks 

From up there on his golden high horse

How he can witness mothers scream and children die

And yet stay compliment on his throne 

“Is it because you are ashamed?”

“Is it because you are scared?”

He has yet to give me an answer.

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Elena Williams is a high school student from Maine. She enjoys reading in her free time and aspires to write a book someday.