"What I Believe"

Some people can say they find many things wrong with my life, one of those would be the fact that I do not have a certain religion because I do not really believe in such thing. I am very considerate for anyone who believes in a God or higher power, but there are certain things (rules) that make religion unappealing to me. They say that they accept everyone but being an ex-Catholic myself, I do not think that is true. Just because I don't believe in religion, I don't think that makes me a bad person, it is just a choice that I have made in my life. Plus, some of the things that I have done in my life would not fit in the way things are viewed in church. I wrote a poem that deals with church and love and how, in my life, those two things have not always seen eye to eye. It's a very personal poem that I hope was done tastefully, hope you enjoy it.


I say there's no heaven
Hell, in my book, isn't true
But if I did believe 
My religion would be you

My hand in holy water
I dare not dip
There's no higher power
But you I would worship

Walk down the alter
They say to pray to God
But I attract sin
Like lightning to a rod

I'm not a Catholic
I have fallen so far
Religion shouldn't judge us
For who we really are

Practice what you preach
You shouldn't show hate
I know my soul is fine
In my hands lies my fate

I do not understand
The rules in the book
Love is all around
If only you would look

They may look down on us
Say we will go to Hell
All I know is that with you
My life will go well

If they don't want me and you 
Then I won't be a part
Of a group of people
Who really have no heart

Maybe time will change things
Although I seriously doubt
All the hatred they show
Is the reason I opted out

Cause they should not say
Who I can or cannot love
Shouldn't acceptance be shown
From the one above