Sparkle

I am starting a new religion

which means that no-one will pay attention

and write what I want

be dismissed as a crank

a fluff and a butt of jokes

but hey

everyone needs a laugh don't they?

Arguments about

the soul or body

have been around for centuries.

You think you think ... therefore you are?

Or you are (therefore) you think!

Who could argue with that?

But what would be the point of a religion

without controversy?

Well, for a start

you could simply be!

Okay, I hear you say,

well being is a Buddhist invention

isn't it?

Yes but

(this always comes up)

being is apparent when you forced

your way through the birth canal

and your mother smiled lovingly

and you think — this is proof!

You exist,

Then the diaper rash!

You fall out of love with being.

There is a strong reaction to hunger 
and you cannot cope

the world becomes more complex

after every birthday celebration

you can walk

you can talk

you can run

and each stage is

an epiphany

and you think

Oh I get it now

until another change is forced on you

and you've just about had enough

when suddenly you think

What???

WHEN WILL IT END

ALL THIS ADJUSTMENT

DISCOVERING YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

There must be a way to learn 
how the world works before you are born? 
Where was the life contract 
listing the risks and conditions
before 
you pushed your way down that passage?

So here's the deal: 
when you get here not knowing 
what your life will be like

is no defense.

So grieve, pout, make excuses, feel guilty

pray for forgiveness, or invent a new religion.

But once you are here you don't have a strong

negotiating position.