God Loves
God loves with all the discrimination
Of hurricanes and tidal waves. He loves
Creating . . . and watching the castration
Of child molesters, and He loves the shoves
Of penises inside their victims. He
Loves victims, too. God loves the man who beats
His mother till she dies. He made him free
To kill her. . .and He loves her screams and bleats.
He loves the cat who tortures mouse and wren.
He loves the mouse and wren, yes, just the same
As He loves kitty’s purr . . . and Christ, and Zen.
God does all this completely lacking shame.
..If you don’t like all these, that means you don’t
….Like truth. Request your God to change. He won’t.
~ Phillip Whidden