"Holy Wars," A Poetry Post

It's remarkable how
people who claim they are
close to God
go out into the world to
force people into
choosing paths of life
apart from
willful decision.

God himself created
willful beings who could
say they believe or
say they don't believe or
say they will go or
say they won't go or
say they will do or
say they won't do but
people who are "close to God"
determine that their right is to
make those who are free agree to
whatever these godlings please. 

Whether you are Muslim or Christian,
Black or White or bronzed by the
beautiful sun you live under,
you are free to live apart from the
bondage of these holy wars.

If you want to lie and cheat and steal,
you are free to do so according to your
conscience, as long as you are
willing to accept the consequences
of your actions.

If you want to stand arrogantly
against all logic,
you are free to do so
as long as you can afford to live
cleaning up the messes left after
blunder after blunder.

If you want to close your eyes to
every universal truth and
do whatever you choose
without regard for the lives of
those in your immediate and
global communities,
you may do as you want to.

That there are holy wars is proof that
you are free to choose.

If man could truly be restrained by
ANY OUTSIDER'S INFLUENCE,
without regard for his own decisions,
then we could stop people from
killing each other to
find peace.

-T. D. James-Moss