Rethink Religion

I'm scared of Religious People.

I'm even more scared of Religious people, in Relationships.

But I firmly believe that, I've chosen my entire Life's existence, even Before, I came into Existence.

Which means, I chose to Be born in a family, Which lives on feeding, The gods, living in the Idols.

Which means, I chose My childhood to be a Joyful, god-fearing one.

Which means, I chose to Have those merciless, Faithless teenage years.

Which means, I chose, An adulthood which Would confirm that I'm An Atheist and an Occassional Spiritualist, Which is even more Scary because, if I shun Religion, and they say That their Religion loves People only from their Religion,then where do I Stand in my exisiting Relationships??

I wish, I could walk away From these people I Love, instead I stand

There with them, while They condemn and I Shrug, I don't care.

Makes me reconsider, Our equation, Is this What we call love?

To get entangled back Into our roots and Suffocate until we die,

I'd say trees are better Off, atleast their roots, Don't stop them from Shooting up, and blame The skies for being too High!

My beloved one's who Claim to be on a path, Live in a beautiful Community.

A community, which Wants to know your last Name first, so they can Process in their minds, If you're one of them or They have to be lovable To you, like it's another Duty.

My query is; if my mind Cannot perform this Processing before Loving,

Then should I still live With them and be called A Parasite?

Or, should I wake up Every morning, hoping, This is not my battle, do I simply love them Because, I was born Amongst them and That's what looks right?

It's here, It's here, where I usually give up.

Boycotting the two, People who give you Birth is not as easy as, Shutting off, from the Rest of the world.

Even though, I've been Labelled a "shame",

We live; like life is an Ammalgamation of Religion and it's fame.

Sometimes, I think 'Rebellion' is not the Answer and yes,

I've also tried walking On the path of Surrender.

I've bowed down in Shrines,

To find outside of them, These same people, Discard their pious Minds.

I've performed holy Rituals only to see,

How we are all Classified as certain Individuals.

As much as, I find these Acts hideous,

I don't declare so, as like Them I too, am blinded By love.

So today, I take a step For all of us and do the Obvious.

Today, I decide there will Be no more "me" and "Them".

Today, I decide, I will Forever live as one with Them.

Today, I decide I will live As a Muslim, as a Buddhist and die as per Taoism.

My only plea is we Continue to term our Social needs " Emotions"

And caress ourselves Into calling them "Love" And "Relations".

After all, after all the only superior power we've always known is Religion.