Is there a God
is God love
if God is love
would He send anyone to Hell
these are the questions that echo through the university
I call the life I live
what lingers after the end of the semester
will any memory live on of my current time
I may imagine so many ideas
to sincerely believe
and to die for
but do any of these ideas really matter
I may believe that I can fly
but even if I sincerely believe it
what will happen
after I leap off the roof
is gravity judgmental
if I am the one who chose to defy it
will my head ache
after a night of self indulgence
even if I say that I am fine
as tears trickle down my face
do troubles prove that God doesn’t exist
does the fact that I allow trouble in the lives of those around me
prove that I don’t
what if hell is the prison where I will stay
if I refuse to accept my pardon and walk through the open door to heaven
(if I won’t move on
do I have a right to complain that I am where I am)
what if consequences are what come
after breaking the laws
of the natural order
what if the grace of God is seen in the beauty
that still exists in the world
despite of everything that humans have broken
what if love is proven
by the opportunity for redemption
Kelvin Bueckert 