Deus Ex Machina? God from Machine?
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“Deus ex machina” (God From Machine) is a Latin translation of a phrase that ancient Romans used to describe the way that masked actors (who represented deities) appeared during theatrical plays held in ancient Greece. These deities usually remained on an elevated platform that was hidden from the general audience during the first two acts of the play. Once the play’s plot reached its final climax (usually during the third act), these actors representing deities were lowered down from their hidden heavenly perch by ropes and pulleys to the stage below so that they could sort out the complex problems that had developed among ‘mere mortals’ who lived on the earth’s surface.
This poem asks life's most important question, "Who (or what) is operating the pulleys of fate"?
Like Job, I’ve known what is right and wrong,
And I try to take the view that is long.
Though I’m not perfect, I do fear God,
(Which, in modern times, does seem odd).
But what is God, I ask you now?
A burning bush? A sacred cow?
Or is God simply an advanced being,
Who seems all-knowing and all-seeing?
If God sees everything everywhere,
Am I important? Does He care?
Or is my lifeline a script I follow
In His program filled with joys and sorrows?
If so, are all my tribulations
Part of His computer simulations?
Though these thoughts make me weary,
They keep me guessing and God-fearing.
Copyright © Steven Getz | Year Posted 2023
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