On the Christian Way
By Don Iannone

Too much separation
...causing us to lose
...forever
...essential parts of ourselves.
Too many concepts
...that divide
...and conquer
...who we really are.
Too much blood...spilled, and
too much hate
...from those who claim to love.
Too much blind adherence
...to rules and promises
...just like all other rules and promises.
Too many tormented souls
...longing for release
...from their clinging
...to self-made truths
...masquerading as Divine words.
Too much unfaithfulness
...from the faithful followers
...who can't convince themselves
...so they prey (pray) on others, hoping
to make themselves believe.
Must there be a Christ
...separate, in any way, from God
...and a God separate, in any way
...from any of us?
Must we cower
...like lost and aimless sheep
...only to be slaughtered
...by our own illusions?
Heaven
...but a faint promise
...because we live in Hell.
Hell
...merely a bad dream
...forcing us to believe
...there must be a Heaven.
God
...but a bad excuse
...for ignoring the paper thin reality
...that we just are, and nothing more.
Satan
...the fallen angel
...only the opposing archetype
to our concept of a goody two shoes God.
Christ
...a once living and breathing mystic
...like each of us
...seeking his true nature
...and finally finding
...just as you too can discover--
that love is the answer.
God is you
...and you are God.
That will never change
...no matter what you believe.
Do as Christ did: start your own church, but
realize it's just your church
...where you can find your heart
...and where your heart can find you.
Rejoice in having found your way
...and bask in the glory of your own being.