Anais Vionet Poet Free verse

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If there is a devil
and there’s some debate,
then I think he’s all too human
- most raw and man-like -
jealous, selfish and hellish, 
 
If there is a God
and there is some debate,
God isn’t human
but she may be perfect
and thus due all respect.
 
If there’s a heaven
and there is some debate,
it’s obviously not in the clouds
but it may be in outer space
or some extra-dimensional, altered state 
 
If there’s a hell
and there’s some debate,
it could be Florida, Texas
or some other god-forsaken place
I hope they’re not expecting us
 
And last and not leastly 
if there’s a great deep nothing
and there’s some debate,
then your prayers are invalid
there’s no Allah or Valhalla
no heaven, no hell - just us.
Perhaps it’s just as well..
 
because what remains
is our ever fragile wonder
- we’re brief sparkles,
trembling breaths,
with a chance to love 
like sparks in the dark.
.
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A song for this:
My Song - Labi Siffre

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Vincine Fallica January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM Sitting on the edge of a dock on a small lake decades ago, I watched the bright sparkles of reflected sunlight that flashed on the lake’s surface and then disappeared. Hundreds, thousands, millions, of bright flashes, and then they were gone. I thought that’s what our lives, our souls, are like. A bright flash, and then immediately replaced by another, and then another, and another. An endless parade of sparkly souls. <3

Daniel Henry Rodgers January 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM Dear Anais, I think what I loved most is how you move through doubt and possibility with humor and tenderness. It feels like someone thinking out loud, questioning everything and still choosing to notice sparks of life and love. A great mix of honesty, play and care makes it light and serious at once. When there is doubt, I seek the evidence and not necessarily absolute proof. Always a joy to read! Winter Blessings, Anais, Daniel