YOU CAN'T BE A HERO IN YOUR DREAMS
THE ORIGINAL WORLD WAR
(from YOU CAN'T BE A HERO IN YOUR DREAMS)
One
follower comes along,
Makes
a gesture of sorts,
Says:
“Praise
to my deity!
‘Tis
the Greatest one of all!”
Another
comes along
Makes
a gesture of sorts,
Says:
“Praise
to my deity!
‘Tis
the Greatest of all!”
A
third comes along,
Makes
a gesture of sorts,
Says:
“All
Praise to my deity!
‘Tis
the Supreme One of all!”
A
fourth comes along,
Makes
a gesture of sorts,
Says:
“Sing
Praises to my deity!
‘Tis
the Mightiest of all!”
and
all this continues
to
similar effect,
then
all you-know-what
begins
to percolate…
“What
do you mean your deity?
My deity’s
the greatest of all!”
“What
sacrilege!
Mine is
the greatest deity!”
“You’re
both wrong!
Mine
is the omnipotent deity!”
“Says
you!
You’ll
all burn in hades
At
the feet of my deity!”
“None
of your deities can compare with mine!”
“Blasphemer!”
“Sinner!”
“Infidel!”
Needless
to say,
Before
too long
A
battle of all with many fronts has occurred,
And
sadly continues to this day.
And
one can’t help but surmise to oneself
whether
countless distances above the continual war
The
various deities who have been referred to by the warriors below
Are
shaking their heads with resignation and sympathy,
As
they discuss amongst themselves this well-worn query:
“What
have we done to deserve these for our followers!”
©
2010 Garrett Murphy