I’m an atheist who believes in God—
a stealth pray-er.
Do I contradict myself?
I’m two opposite peas in a pod,
one of whom is not a naysayer—
I’m an atheist; I believe in God.
OK, I think God is a fairy-elf,
AND I’m no sin-slayer.
Do I indict myself
if I best love to walk unshod—
atheist and elf-believer,
atheist who believes in God?
Bless the child and spoil the rod,
one of us has said before—
so, we repeat ourselves.
What does it mean to believe
when we look for God in our lives?
I’m an atheist who believes in God.
I seldom contradict myself.
