Arthur says “God has some ’splainin to do.” The remark refers, I think, to the question of evil in the world. It is an old philosophical debate, as in, “If there is a God, how can he allow evil things to happen in the world?” I don’t hope to end the debate for all time here, but this is a poem of mine that encompasses some of my thoughts on the subject.
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God’s Dogs
I know your brother drowned that day,
there in the cold cold water. Now you
hate God, as though He chose to swim.
You say God let him die! and cross your arms.
Might God be better if like a pious pet owner
He kept his dogs neutered? But dogs might have
a different view about that kind of juggling.
As for me, I’d rather walk a-danglin’, though the world
is full of bumps and stumps. I don’t want God
to make me safe with scissors, even if a bitch
is ready, there across the cold cold water.
