Poetry & Fiction: Two Poems

They thought he was
as mad as a hatter
but he explained;
"it's just the mercury
in my teeth speaking!

They wondered why he
wore such strong spectacles
He answered;
my eyes are not my vision!

They thought him deaf as a door post
And were amazed how he could
answered all their questions
He illustrated how you can
listen in silence to wisdom
and let your eyes
feed your ears

They asked if he
consumed any dairy products
He said: Cows eat grass!

They supposed he was not normal
Because he smiled all the time
He declared;
The people I encounter
ask such funny questions!

They enquired;
What is your secret
of living to 110 years of age
He replied;
The Gods are in a frenzy
trying to repair humanities
crazy foolishness....
And they simply forgot
to call me home!

Hebrew religion was fashioned
by one mans vision(Abraham)
of a male God.
His father was an very
successful idol maker.
Abraham was brought up
in the God business
and decided he did not like
the idols image (pardon the pun)
so, he created a new image
more in-keeping with a male,
mythical, invisible God.
But how was he to convince
the people to follow this male God?
Also; Perhaps Abe's son said;
I want to go into Grandpa's business
and sell idols when I grow up
(typical little cheeky chap)
So; dear Abe thought
‘Son...your messing with the wrong cowboy!'
He came up with the idea
that God has asked him to sacrifice
his son and of course when it came
to the moment of sacrifice
God relented and said; Yay Verily
"I was only testing your faith."
(And teaching the brat a lesson)
"Just kid-ding around Abe"(pardon the pun)
With Abraham being
a very rich and influential man
the superstitious folks
around him thought...
if it is good enough for him....
then we all want to be beholden
to this male God
who can punish us
or treat us kindly.
(And look how well mannered his son is now)
What spectacular PR indeed.
Just what humanity needed....
A moody male God
who has nothing better to do
than play life and death games
with backward, uninformed people.
(I wish I could say they all lived
Happy ever after!)

About the author: Michael Levy is an author, poet and philosopher who lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visit his web site at http://www.pointoflife.com.