Faith that clings
Faith that murders
Faith that heals
Faith that plunders

What is in this faith
The sweep of collective consciousness
That seeks to unite and separate
A cauldron of unity and divisiveness

Why does it sometimes pit
Man against man
Man against woman
Making us all so inhuman

Your god, my god
Your way, my way
All searching for their souls
In hell’s pathway

While ignoring the really needy
Who deserve your deference
The deprived and the oppressed
And the children of innocence

Why can’t humanity and love
Be the sole guiding faith
Without a morsel or trace
Of disgust or hate

Why the you versus me
Cannot converge to we
Why can’t we live in harmony
Leaving the gods to live in peace

Subir Chakraborty / 7th July 2018