the most original of sins
that he must rail against
with a preacher’s zeal.
Jesus Christ, the Buddha
and Muhammad are devils
that deceive the human race
with their false hopes of grace.
Yet even for an unbeliever
like me, churches, mosques
and temples seem refuges
from such godless men as he.
With nothing to fill the void
that this atheist bequeaths me
I deem myself doubly cursed
to live with him in this universe.