The World is Full of Gods

The number of gods

is increasing everywhere:

in Iraq and Iran

in Israel and Afghanistan

in Lebanon and Nicaragua

in India and Sri Lanka

in Japan and China

in the Philippines and Korea

The number of gods

is increasing everywhere

in America and Russia

in Europe and Asia

in Africa and Australia

among NATO and Warsaw Pact members

at UN and other world bodies

There are gods everywhere, oh my God

There is also pantheism here

and the gods are acting at their will

They are in cities and villages

in mosques and churches

in temples and sanctuaries

monopolizing pulpits and seminars

dominating studios and offices

councils and market places

commanding traffic

organizations and parties

both official and private

Oh God, there is pantheism here and there

my statements are prepared by god

my polices are determined by god

my decisions are made by god

my opinions are formulated by god

my articles are written by god

my decrees are ruled by god

my poems are composed by god

my criticisms are drafted by god

my endeavors are propelled by god

my family belongs to god

my blood flows from god

And I'm god

Oh, my God.

-- A. Mustofa Bisri

(Translated from Ohoi by TIS)

VIP

A very important person

is different from others

The dissimilarity

lies in his quality

His talk is all-important

so is his silence

His wisdom is no less significant

just like his chaotic pattern

Everything with him is important

even his trivial substance

If not so,

he is just as unimportant

as other persons

-- A. Mustofa Bisri

(Translated from Wekwekwek by TIS)

The Sunday Post occasionally prints poems in addition to its regular short stories. The above poems are by an ulema who is an expert on Islamic law.

-- The editor