God is a Hippie

the God I know is different
than t.v. preachers say
thumping their unread Bibles

to me He's a hippie
a real groovy one
tie-dyed in millions of colors
of people, fishes, flowers and more

humorous enough to create
ostriches, porcupines, skunks
and me

He whispers in the wind
"find yourself!  I won't do it for you!
to the animals, I gave instinct
but to you I gave of Myself!

girl, you'd best be taking a look
at yourself before slammin' others
gotta figure it all out for yourself
the ultimate trip
gonna blow your mind
if you dare to use it!"

He's got a reefer - a big one
smokin' it
His feet propped on Earth

sometimes He exhales
a little o' that smoke my way
and I do inhale
feeling His love
and desire for me to learn

I am blasphemous
in the eyes of the "holy" ones

but to Him, I'm just a seeker
and we know each other well

He's a hippie with a love-bead necklace
smokin' reefer

a bead in his necklace
      bears my name

      /MaRy RaTcLiFf



[from the library of Da'Joint @ http://go.to/dajoint]