by Ned Taufik
God made us life
Life made us memories
Memories make us forget
And forgetting makes us sick
And being sick makes us die
And God made us to die
God never said how or when or why
And we’ll never know until it’s our turn
Still then we won’t know
Like we’re put in a system; the survival of the fittest, best result wins
Or whatever it is, it is tiring
It is blue as it is yellow, or black or red
And I’m blind; I saw too much
Maybe things I wasn’t meant to
And I’m deaf; I heard too much
Maybe things I was meant to
And I’m dead; I lived too little
I worried too much
Maybe things I was and wasn’t meant to
And the more I know the sadder it feels to be here
Where nothing seems like anything
Where pictures are never the same
Where movements are stagnant, are monotone
But everything is the same
But everything is different
But everything is me
But everything is no one
But I am my own God
But God is not me
Because I am forgetful and God can’t be
Because I am sick and God will never be
And I want to die but God should exist
Unless there’s another one
Tell me, there’s another God
Tell me, there’s a God
Tell me, so I can leave
Peacefully, in my dreams
© Ned Taufik 2024-01-29