Dear God…
Dear God, is it true that you made all the flowers
and all the animals on our planet; tell me,
Is it true God, is it?
Dear God, and I read in a book at school
That You and Mary, you made the little baby Jesus
And that he loves us all; does he love us all God,
Does he?
Dear God, my little brother is very sick
Because he has got leukaemia
And I know it’s serious because my mum
Had to help me spell it, but she says
If we all pray very hard, then he’ll
Get better; will he God, will he?
Dear God, but my friend at school, he said
That you made the earthquake in India, God,
To kill a lot of poor people, and send them
to hell forever, which is horrible,
And that when my friend’s dad crashed
In that accident, that it was
Your will, God, and that he must
Have deserved it; did he God, did he?
Dear God, oh yes, and my aunt says
That we just have to have faith, and believe
In what the bible tells us, and do
What is written in the holy scriptures, and that
If we accept your love God, and do everything
The good people who believe in you tell us,
Then we won’t go to hell;
Is that right, God, is that right?
I love you very much God. Thank you
For being there to love me too, but please God,
Don’t send me to hell God,
Please, don’t send me there.
That’s right, isn’t it, God,
Isn’t it?
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© Sab Will 2002