There He Is!

I never knew Him,

though they said He was there,

I never felt his presence...

I never knew He cared.

Such a powerful person would never

Shun my moms, you see,

And no God anyone can worship

Will have so much power over me.

He wouldn't start these holy wars,

He could never watch babies die--

My uncle left me last year

And only God knows why.

A God won't ask for charity,

or pass around a hat;

I will never ever--

No, I will not fall for that.

A spirit calling for worship

Shouldn't exclude a single soul

from his membership-only club

since they couldn't pay a toll.

Lesbians could frolic

In my Heaven, too, you see,

This is why God

Never made much sense to me.

From the very first day

I held my daughter in my hands,

And she looked at me with such love

I never thought I'd understand;

The moment she first smiled

as she peered into my eyes

There was no turning away from it;

It was then I realized:

God could be a synonym

For precious, priceless love,

God is just a safe place

A name for waking up.

God is not a person,

A place or a thing,

But it's true He lives in all of us,

I hear Him when I sing,

I see Him in my daughter's face,

In my husband's loving tones,

I know Him when I dream at night

And I never am alone.