“Nature is the proof of god, it’s there you can commune.”
Original DDE™ art: “Empty” by: rob kistner © 11/7/25
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religion drips slowly into the soul
like morphine
through a thin vein of doubt—
warmth spreading
to fill the emptiness
the painful void
it promises to hush the tremors of fear
turns tragedies into hymns
and sells the opioid of order
in a world that roils in chaos
religion is the needle’s soft whisper—
a promise of meaning
a ritual of release
the fantasy of escape
some awaken
aching for genuine connection
aching for truth
others keep dreaming
chasing that high of sacred certainty
eyes half-closed against the light
unaware of their addiction—
and somewhere between
the altar and the apothecary
we should become seekers—
seekers
not for gods
not for theocracies
not for concocted panaceas
not for isolating ideologies—
but to feel in balance
to feel whole
to feel one with the world
I want to feel stripped
bare
exposed
raw
I want to feel vulnerable
I want to feel… real
rob kistner © 11/7/25
I agree that Nature is the place to go seeking.
Gary Snyder is one of my poetic heroes… 🙂
A beautiful poem, Rob…more loveliness to add to your things “made.”
Thank you Judy… 🙂
We all return to nature in the end, and I return to nature for peace and inspiration, I love the idea of feeling the balance and ‘one with the world’ – yes, that’s feeling real, Rob!
When society is kickin’ your butt, a “walk in the woods” will find your center and retrieve your sanity Kim — at least it for me my friend… ;)3
This sounds like it starts from Marx… to some degree I do agree when it is a dogma pushed upon you… belief is personal though, and if people prefer it as a way to deal with their fear of dying it’s ok with me.
I find religion is too often used to control…