Ellen Gwaltney Bales Poet Free verse

The Answer

I know the answer
Because I dared to question
The answer is not Jesus
Though many call it thus
The answer is not God
Though it beats in all of us
The answer is not Allah or any other idol
The answer then is peace
The answer is love

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Silent One December 5, 2023 at 5:59 AM so the answer is no religion and a peaceful existence would be the result of it? Ellen Gwaltney Bales December 5, 2023 at 11:33 PM @SilentOne, this is just a poem based on personal reflections and in no way was it meant to insult anyone. Ellen