Faith & Reason

I do not believe in your soul.
I do not believe you will be
forgiven.

I do not believe when you say
I love you
you know the first thing
about hate.
I do not believe you can know one
without knowing the other.

I do not believe in teeth-whitening,
in social-networking, or in marriage,
because I do not believe
in masks.

I do not believe anyone whose employment
depends upon pleasing me.
I do not believe in photographs,
informants, or stump speeches.

I do not believe you will ever know
what happened to Amelia,
how the dinosaurs died,
or why the Big Bang banged.
I do not believe you will ever know
the correct questions to ask.

I do not believe in zero
or infinity
because I do not believe in God
or metaphysics.

I do not believe there will be anyone around
to miss the stars
when they all go out.
I do not believe
we will be here long.

But I do not believe we have it
all that bad
because I do not believe
in second chances.