I Believe

I Believe a poem by keith o'connor

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This poem explores some old forgotten beliefs in conjunction with some current beliefs, to highlight the dark side of belief that continues to cause war between people . Red symbolizes the aggressive "let's not question anything" believer and blue symbolizes the more rationally based free thinker position: "let's question everything".

.I Believe

I believe the world is flat
I believe the world is round
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I believe the sun
revolves around the earth
   I believe the earth
   revolves around the sun
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I believe abortion
kills little children
before they are born
   I believe abortion
   kills old people
   on their death bed
   ...
I believe masturbation
kills little children
before they exist
   I believe your parents
   should have masturbated

Keith O'Connor
Ottawa Canada
2001 aug 11
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