Magical or Molecule a poem
| ***(SUBTITLES available)*** I wrote this poem in August of 2002. At the time I was taking my first semester of upper level science courses in college, and I was starting to think about scientific concepts in relation to religion for the first time. As a result of this poem I began to write down observations and questions I had about reality -- topics which turned into a lengthy essay, whose chapters are now episodes in my series, "Discovering Religion". ----------------------------------------------------------- "Magical or Molecule" Along the banks of languid streams In the brooding dawn A bryophyte, struggling for life Inspires understanding of ages gone Or was it budding plumes of faith That catalyzed thought in the hazy gloom Through wanton orders given by a Ghost His Son, or the Father who plays host To molecular architecture Of every nebulae and galaxy Weaving laws and logic Within the fabric of reality Birthed of the elements Suckling nature and wisdom Rear seeds of doubt That grow into suspicion Of lofty held ideals Seductive and diabolical A distinction must be made Magical or molecule Are we from clay Shaped in a form Godly, dying But brilliant as stars Or are we of a substance That constructs the Universe Which gave life to Earth And possibly Mars We are divided By prejudice and superstition Intolerance and tradition Our differences not celebrated But counted as flaws For when our beliefs Inhibit understanding They deny us the strength To tear down the walls Of ... |
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