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Who benefits from my belief?

Who benefits from my belief?

Because the last I checked it wasn't me 
I mean I am a black girl
Living In a racist misogynistic world 
Because why would I worship a god who allowed my people to suffer
Yet caters to the needs of our oppressors 
Allows them to call us s
Why would I believe 
Why would I worship
Why would I pray
To a god who ignored my ancestors 

Please go ahead 
Make me understand 
How your god created this world
But allows racism
So tell me how religion benefits a black person
Because to me and many others
It seems like a weapon 
To keep us broken
In a world that sees us as subhuman 
As 'god' watches us suffer
Whilst having the power 
To fix this problem 

So I ask again 
Who benefits from my belief
The only correct answer
Is those who don't look like me
So why would I subscribe 
To a religion 
To a god
Who clearly hates me

Copyright © Layla Riley-Hill

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