What if
God was one of us
Sleeping
under a tree shade, chewing on tobacco
Head
balanced on a three-legged stool
What
would we think of Him?
What if
He came to borrow salt
At the
doorsteps of our huts
And on
second-thoughts
Also
asked for a pepper
What would
we say of Him?
If God
sat with us
In Mwenge
House
Watching
English Premier League
Will he
sit pensively or throw up his arms?
Will he
do a Post-Match analysis?
What if
he disguised Himself
As a
thief
Would we
do him a Mob Justice
And burn
him with a tyre?
What if
God was a noisy neighbor
Would we
challenge him to a verbal match
Breathing
fire?
Supposing
God appeared on Local Telly
And said,
“God here speaking,
I have
checked in town,
Am
fielding ten questions from you”
Naturally,
one cynic would call
Saying, “Tell
that to the birds
Your
gimmicks won’t suffice”
Another
would say,” Strange,
Question
though, could you
Be running
for presidency?”
Irked,
another would retort,
“No way,
our laws won’t permit that!”
An SMS
would read, “God, do something
About your
servants preaching seeds than repentance”
If God
was one of us
Am afraid
we would despise Him!
C) Lorot
Salem 2011
From a prompt from Carry on Tuesday # 106
Task: To use a line or lines from Joan Osbourne's song 'One of Us'.
What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Use all or part of it within your poem or prose
Task: To use a line or lines from Joan Osbourne's song 'One of Us'.
What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Use all or part of it within your poem or prose
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10 comments:
Oh I really love this. And in fact, I believe God IS one of us. Mother Teresa said He is disguised in the many faces of suffering on this planet. I enjoyed the wit in this poem, Salem.......wonderful writing!
An excellent response to the prompt. I have no doubt God would be considered very odd if he arrived unexpectedly!
Just hope he brings the beers!
Salem, your "If God Were One of Us" poem is excellent. Very thought-provoking as well. I am going to have to think about this topic AND will follow your blog! I am so glad Sherry introduced us to your work at PU.
@ Sherry Blue Sky, thank you so much Koko. As always, asante sana.
@ Rinkly Rimes, in a special way welcome to Lorot's Poetry. I share with your sentiments. Thank you.
@ Whitesnake, first welcome to Lorot's Poetry. And not just beers but a crate of it. May be bottles of wine would suffice? Thank you for dropping by.
@ Mary, thank you so much for gracing my blog with your presence. Would love to read your train of thought on this one when you are done. :)
Well, your poem does leave me with a lot of questions. I'll have to answer them one by one. :) An interesting take on the prompt
Timely message included ... I believe He would like for us to consider Him here and a part of everyone ... wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone looked at it in this manner? Hmmm - you leave the observer with something to ponder!!!
@ thebrokennib, first welcome in a special way to Lorot's Poetry. Thank you for reading especially your feedback.
@ beccagivens, I agree with you that the world would be a better place with such a renewed look at God. Welcome to this blog. "Karibu sana".
Well done. Thought provoking. Even people who aren't cynics generally would have a hard time knowing whether or not it was really God.
@ Jessica Prescott, as we say here, Karibu to Lorot's Poetry. Thank you for visiting and I agree with you on this.
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