What if this is G*d’s work?
What if real poets
walk the earth
and live lives fit
for a prophet’s birth?
spreading ancient wisdom
like the Coptic Church?
And those that know what they’re hearing
know that they’re hearing something special.
Perhaps, eventually,
a poet will be sent here
just to bless YOU.
Test you
in this world of lies
and if you feel your eyes cry
it’ll be because they recognize
that what they’re seeing
is the truth.
And, the chills up your spine
will provide absolute proof
that in this now,
where politicians and clergy
have proven themselves unworthy
of your time
and television shows
and music videos
have proven themselves
unworthy of your mind.
Don’t be surprised to find
that G*d is especially present
in poetry dens.
Guiding poet’s pens
and not just those men
who pretend to be closer to G*d than you
by making you ashamed of your sins.
When the lives that they have lived
may not have been
what G*d intends
for your salvation.
What if this is G*d’s work?
What if the Creator realizes
that the creation isn’t perfect
but only wishes for us to worship,
sincerely.
To not be hypocrites
but to really be concerned
about our fellow man.
To stand up against injustices
falsely perpetrated in G*d’s name
in foreign lands?
What if this is G*d’s work?
What if the poets are closer
to Muhammad, Buddha and Jesus
than the preachers?
I said what if the poets are closer
to Muhammad, Buddha and Jesus
than the preachers.
I mean, think about it
which of us are living closer to G*d
and which of us are living closer to Caesar?
Which of us are living
high up on the hog
and which of us
are the poor righteous teachers?
What if this is G*d’s work?
And if so, then poetry is sacred
so ye poets should be concerned
what you step up on this stage with.
And, be on your job
cause if this is G*d’s work then
stealing from another poet is the same thing
as stealing from G*d.
And, it’s not about your use of

sexuality and profanity.

It’s not about whether you use your tools

for “aahs” and “oohs”

But whether you use your tools

to improve humanity.

What if this is G*d’s Work?

And, I know blasphemers have hell to pay
so I wouldn’t say anything to you tonight
that I wouldn’t be comfortable
repeating on judgement day.
What if this is G*d’s work?
Let us pray.

Taalam Acey, G*d’s Work from the book TROUBLED SOUL REFINERY

and be inspired… read these:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538138

This I Believe is a national media project engaging millions of people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values and beliefs the guide their daily lives. NPR has aired these three-minute essays on its news programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered since April 2005.

This I Believe is based on a 1950s radio program of the same name, hosted by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow. In creating This I Believe, Murrow said the program sought “to point to the common meeting grounds of beliefs, which is the essence of brotherhood and the floor of our civilization.”

In spite of the fear of atomic warfare, increasing consumerism, and loss of spiritual values, the essayists on Murrow’s series expressed tremendous hope. “We hear a country moving toward more equality among the races and between genders,” says Gediman. “We hear parents writing essays that are letters to their newborn children expressing the hopes and dreams they have for them. And we hear the stories of faith that guide people in their daily experiences.”

Each day, millions of Americans gathered by their radios to hear compelling essays from the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, and Harry Truman as well as corporate leaders, cab drivers, scientists, and secretaries— anyone able to distill into a few minutes the guiding principles by which they lived. Their words brought comfort and inspiration to a country worried about the Cold War, McCarthyism, and racial division.

“As in the 1950s, this is a time when belief is dividing the nation and the world,” says Allison about life today. “We are not listening well, not understanding each other—we are simply disagreeing, or worse. Working in broadcast communication, there’s a responsibility to change that, to cross borders, to encourage some empathy. That possibility is what inspires me about this series.”

In reviving This I Believe, Allison and Gediman say their goal is not to persuade Americans to agree on the same beliefs. Rather, they hope to encourage people to begin the much more difficult task of developing respect for beliefs different from their own.

What do you believe?