Conundrum

 

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Scientists say that everyone dies,

Having a set lifespan,

With the only possible exception being

Some unique jellyfish

Who regenerate like Doctor Who.

 

Yet religious folk claim

We will have eternal life

So long as we believe

In Their God (whoever).

 

So who can we believe?

Are any of them right

At all?

 

Is death the same for all?

The same for a man or woman

As for a blade of grass or withering rose?

The same for all men and women?

For humans and animals alike?

 

Have we been told the truth

About this and other matters?

The questions go on:

Conundrums whirling around our minds

As we inwardly crave Salvation.

 

All we have now,

To cling on to,

Is good old Hope.

Faith has no certainty

For me.

I never kidded myself

About that.

There’s only Hope, Hope,

Hope.

 

Paul Butters

 

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