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The Gods Must Be Crazy

The Gods must be crazy Or they never lived And those that depend on them to give Blessings peace and life after death Had better not be holding their breath If They live They’ve given so much The Inquisition Jihad and such War after war after war after war Priestly abuse the concept of sin And so much more I don’t know where to begin Survival of the fittest The reign of elitist Slavery poverty robbery atrocity Homicide patricide fratricide genocide It really truly is hard to decide What the hell The Gods may have decried Creating a species hell bent on suicide There may be good hidden in the garbage But still no reason or need to pay homage We are not here for any good reason Just an accident – physics high treason Morality is not a command from on high But rather necessity for us to get by In this heaven or hell we call life here on earth Something of value to give life worth birth December 2015

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Pete Yuhas

Date: 1/14/2016 2:45:00 PM

Good write Howard maybe that is part of our destiny.

Howard Tunick
Date: 1/14/2016 6:42:00 PM

Thanks Pete. Please don't get me started on the possibilities regarding our destiny.... Hmmm.... maybe I've already started.

Franklin Price

Date: 1/8/2016 7:08:00 AM

Howard, I think you just about covered it. This earth is what we make it, no matter the Gods in which we believe or not. We better get to work if we want it to be a good place.

Howard Tunick
Date: 1/8/2016 9:39:00 PM

We always seem to be one step behind and nowhere when it comes to moving those who might really be able to do something, to do something.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 1/6/2016 7:12:00 AM

Hi Howard: with all the tragic adjectives you cited it is god that you cited our value of life. Good write!

Howard Tunick
Date: 1/7/2016 9:13:00 PM

You are most assuredly correct. There is most definitely a yin in life. It's all yin yang the poem as well. Kind of running out of hope ....

Ralph Sergi
Date: 1/6/2016 4:58:00 PM

Hi Howard: I guess three's a psychological bent to my using God instead of good.I wonder if God came from good.Your poem was great but intense but there is a yin and yang in life also.

Ralph Sergi
Date: 1/6/2016 4:52:00 PM

Hi Howard: I guess three's a psychological bent to my using God instead of good.I wonder if God came from good.Your poem was great but intense but there is a yin and yang in life also.

Howard Tunick
Date: 1/6/2016 8:27:00 AM

Thank you for the read Ralph. Might be an interesting discussion here. Wondering if you meant "good" not "god". Sure changes the nature of the discussion. Again, thank you.

John Fleming

Date: 1/1/2016 7:49:00 AM

You have highlighted many unfortunate truths about our violent species of hominid, Howard. However, you end it on a positive note! Nicely penned! My best regards and well wishes for your New Year. :) john

Howard Tunick
Date: 1/1/2016 3:51:00 PM

Happy New Year to you John. Thank for the wishes and compliment. I find myself falling into hopelessness regarding "Us". But still clinging to a vestige of hope.

White Sage

Date: 1/1/2016 6:50:00 AM

this is superb....nice one Howard, i wrote one for the contest too

Howard Tunick
Date: 1/1/2016 3:54:00 PM

Thank you so much white sage. Reading your poem I got such a strong sense of reality in the craziness sung. Good luck in the contest.