The God I Want To Believe In
loves trans children, wants
them to become who they are,
puts her love into the hands
and skills of doctors and nurses.
The God I want to believe in
loves women, does not condemn
them to death to bring forth
the content of men’s seed.
The God I want to believe in
loves all life–trees, fireflies,
crabgrass, azaleas, chipmunks,
seagulls and indigo buntings.
So let me bless, in the name of
the God I want to believe in,
every mined out mountain top,
every bleached coral reef,
every God’s child sleeping
under the overpass, their worldy
goods in a shopping cart. Bless
those who do not have enough,
bless those who have a surplus,
large or small, and choose to share.
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I want to believe in this god too. Beautiful.
Such a kind and thoughtful poem. 🩷
Yes, this is the only god I care to believe in.