Refusing To Adhere Poem by Wesley Mincin

Refusing to Adhere

Red lights, south of Heaven, shoot up from the ground,
and show all my enemies that they are not pure.
If I will burn in Hell, I'll bring them with me,
to show them I'm no different, that is for sure.

If we are all sinners, if we have our own thoughts,
no one will taste the taste of being saved.
I'll take my own beliefs and stick to my heart,
and then I shall take all that I am to the grave.

If God will damn us, then, he is not love,
but, just a deceiver of power and hate.
Predestination is not really that fair
It doesn't give us a chance to build fate

If I do not bow and worship a ray of light,
I am sentenced to live Damnation.
But, if I surrender, submit to strict laws,
then, maybe, I am promised Salvation.

So, I see religion as lies and deceit,
that's used by man to install authority.
If so, I'll rise against such error,
as a force of righteous anarchy.

God can't be of hate nor can he be of love
We made those ourselves and built icons for them
He's got to be neutral and out of the balance
We cannot possibly be children of him

We forge our own destinies and write our own books
The obstacles we face are only just there
This life we have is made cruel by our elders
We're independent because no one else cares

I call out religion as only a tool,
for the desperate to raise it as symbols of hope.
They don't understand that they can discard it,
and simply use their minds to get through their coup.

God may be there, yet I do not need him
I work hard and long to garner my strength
I don't need religion or novels of gospel
To have salvation can be gained without faith

Keep your religions and faith to yourself,
I'm fine left alone, I do not need help.