22 December 2015

THERE MUST BE A GOD OUT THERE

THERE MUST BE A GOD OUT THERE
© Farouk Asvat

There must be a god out there.

But he doesn't much care about us.

When he does come down to earth,
He prefers spending the summer at the French Riviera
He likes mingling with topless girls in tangas
He prefers cool martinis on the rocks

God doesn't talk to revolutionaries
Or read socialist magazines

He knows nothing
Of his stepchildren
In the dark continents,
He knows nothing
Of the butchery on his doorstep
Or in his own backyard in Bosnia

In the year of Our Lord 2001
He floats about the universe at warp speed,
Enjoying the wonders of his creation
Like a kid playing around with virtual reality,
Not concerned
About the starving kids down the block

© farouk asvat 

composed: 01.09.1995 [johannesburg, south Africa under new apartheid].
[] Acknowledgements:
There Must Be A God Out There was previously published in:
     requiem magazine (usa, vol 1, #9, September 2012);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p49, 2015).
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

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