Humanity

It will be in my death, That one last splintering breath, That I will know My life was worth living. I have faith in this more than anything.

I have faith in humanity;
We’ll fix our mistakes before it’s too late.
I have faith in family;
We’ll pull ourselves together in time to love.
I have faith in society;
We'll have to except our differences eventually.
I have faith in love;
We’re fated to fall for somebody.
I have faith in myself;
I’m bound to remember who I really am.
However, I do not have faith in this ‘god’
That I am told of so often.

I'm an agnostic individual,
I believe in something,
Just not this great, all powerful being.
I speculate the intentions of the bible,
I break down the points of the people.

I believe in love.
I have faith in loving who I want.
But when those worshippers stand at my front door,
Slamming their faith into my face,
And telling me why I can't love,
I know I’ve had enough.
Man to man,
Woman to woman.
Hearts transformed to new heights,
Our own personal heaven when living.
Yet a man can't love a man,
And a woman can't love a woman.
It’s not right, they claim,
The bible says so.

I hear these words, and I want to scream.
Toss my sanity across the nearest bridge,
Dive into the deepest stream,
And let the agony unfurl from my lungs.

How is it that the bible says divorce is wrong,
Forgive me; this is my interpretation, as I have
Never read it;
Divorce is wrong.
Yet these “Christians” or “Catholics” or whatever their religion may be,
Are tossing away their vows as if they mean nothing.
Or, they’re committing the “ultimate sin”:
Adultery.
Yet, a man cannot love a man.
And a woman cannot love a woman.

I have faith in society.
I believe one day,
One day they’ll accept everybody.
They gays, the freaks, the anybodies.
I have faith that one day they’ll see,
Not everything is as it seems.
I have faith that…
That man and his boyfriend
Will be able to walk the streets hand in hand
Without the looks of disappointment.
Or that woman can kiss her lover outside her front door,
Without receiving an eviction notice the next day.
I have faith
That everything can change.

I have faith in family.
I know that one day,
I’ll be able to stand in front of my mother and father,
Holding my lovers hand,
And without a single stutter, or shudder, of my voice,
Say to them,
“I am gay.”
Without the fear
Of losing those I love dear.

I have faith that one day
That book will not define who I am to anybody.
Especially, not my family.

I have faith in humanity.
Someday,
Maybe not even that far away,
We’ll realize we don't need a book to worship,
We don't need to believe words
That we aren’t even certain are true.
I just know,
Deep, deep in my heart,
That one day,
Humanity will recognize its flaws.
Understand that love in itself is acceptable
In all forms.

I believe that one day
Mankind will be tired of guessing, and pressing
For answers.
I have faith that we will
Look into our own hearts,
Pull our own strings,
And let our free hearts sing.
Let freedom ring.

I have faith in myself.
My beliefs.
My hopes.
My dreams.
I have faith,
That through everything,
No matter what happens through life,
What will matter is that I lived,
Not through a book,
But through my heart.
Not through the looks of disdain upon faces
Of strangers,
But rather,
Through the love shining through her eyes.

That is why I haven’t any faith in this ‘god’
Everybody seems to speak of.
If he, or she, is out there,
They aren’t looking for worshippers,
They’re looking for honest lovers.
I have faith in this.
Faith that no matter how I live my life,
Whether I believe in god,
Or some other ultimate being,
It will be in my death,
That one last splintering breath,
That I will know
My life was worth living.
I have faith in this more than anything.