GOD IS MY FRIEND
You & I are same
He & she are same
Us & them are same
being & becoming are same
wind & water are same
kid & adult are same
question & quests are same
comfort & compliance are same
trust & truth are same
suspicion & fear are same
God & friends are same
God is my friend
I exist in similarities
But they see me for my differences ,
But I admire them diversity
I don't claim anything
But they claim me for my religion
I say I am an Atheist
But they ask me for my full name
I try to Hold their hands
But they jolt it, saying I am an infidel
I live in this land of love and loyalty
Where love is dead
& loyalty preaches to cut each other's heads
They want me to convert
But I follow no religion
God & I don't exist separately
But to them, their God is supreme
But to me, it's my friend
I hope they meet a God like friend
A God who loves them & hold their hand
A God who asks for no prayers & no pennies
Believes in love & no loyalty
Believes in giving & not in taking
I hope they meet a God like friend
Who do not preaches them to be a foe to other humans.
They want me to learn & practice Their religion
But my friend , who is a God, doesn't believe in one
We sit at our dinner table & talk
About my childhood dreams and my adult stupidities
He listens to me, but they don't believe me
They call me a mad man
They call me an insane,
a maniac, a pretend ,at best
But we talk for hours & hours
They say no God is a human`s friend
But when I look at them,
I see them as a God & as my friends
But When they look at me,
they see me with suspicion & an opponent.
They say there is no God except one!
he is supreme & knows everything,
punishes every body & loves all,
but when i ask them ,
if he loves all, why he punishes all?
They say because we as humans are sinners,
I asked them , so do you follow his path?
& they proudly cheers - YES ,
But when i ask them ,
how is this not against love & peace,
why does not your God talk & teach , like mine ,
why does he threaten & fight ?
their faces fell flat ,
But their gestures remain adamant ,
They say he knows the best ,
I said , maybe he does ,
but mine laughs at my questions,
your seems to fear them
they all got offended &
tried to frighten me from what would be my forthcoming fate ,
but all I could think off was that,
whenever I meet their god ,
when he will come to punish me
I can make him my friend , too
& maybe , then , they would be my friends too.
I hope they meet a God like friend
I hope they meet a God who listens & not demand,
I hope they find more Gods & more companions
I hope their God turns their foes their friends.
I hope their God helps them find more than one friend
I hope they leave praying him
& start listening to him
I hope they burn their one book & read more of them
I hope they can communicate with their God
I hope their conversations run fruitful like mine
I hope they sleep with peace at night
I hope for the next time, they meet me
They wouldn't wrench away my hand, but hold it,
& sing the songs of love & peace in the cherished valley of Kashmir .
LEEZA