327. The battle of the gods

(or)

The (pointless) battle for the (absent) gods

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some seek
the many-named
one

some seek
the untamed
one

but they all seek
answers
different
from the sane
one

they stumble
they falter
drag themselves
to the altar

aching - their hearts
choking - their mores
creaking - their faith
broken - their souls

they kill
they maim
they spill
they blame
they stand up -
they claim -
for the only unblamed
one

what do you do
when reason is treason
and pain deemed pure
and passion deemed fair
and compassion unsure

when the fanatics insist
and the dramatics persist
in the quest
for the one
who may not even exist

you give
what it takes
your calm
your mistake
while you are put up
on stakes
to end up
being remembered
as the ill famed
one
as the ashamed
one

some seek
the many-named
one
some seek
the untamed
one

but they all seek
reassurance
the same
old inane
one

He will watch over you
if you watch out for him

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