I Was An Atheist

[Bob4God]

I was raised a Christian by GODly parents to always do what's right,

I read my Bible said my prayers and closed my eyes real tight,

I served the Lord with all my heart and never questioned why,

But as I grew I made the choices that my parents said I shouldn't,

I chose for friends the non-church kids who said GOD was just a lie,

They taught me drugs were fine and sex was fun, saying 'be one the guys!',

Soon I had no time for GOD, no time to read my Bible,

But I was young and having fun, and surely GOD didn't mind,

I stayed up late and said bad words, I lied and stole and cheated,

I quit going to church and lost my faith in the One I truly needed,

I put my faith in scientists and they told me I was a monkey,

If this was true I was free to do whatever I wanted to,

No GOD up there to judge my soul, to watch me touch myself,

There was no sin, no sacrifice, no flaming, boiling hell,

Then one night I was drunk and high and racing in my car,

I lost control and rolled and rolled and hit my head real hard,

When I awoke I saw flames and smoke and tried to find the car door,

To my horror there was no door, no seat or wheel, none that I could tell,

Only the sound of a billion screaming souls, drowning in the bowels of hell,

I cried and yelled and screamed for help, but no one heard me call,

I turned my back on Him years ago, because I knew it all,

I ignored the proof and every offer to give my heart to CHRIST,

I had my fun but now it's done and I must pay the price,

If only I had listened to my GODly parents and pastor,

I would've gone to Heaven and lived with JESUS CHRIST forever and ever.

[Billy Ram]

Re: I Was An Atheist

Chilling. Trying to keep dry eyes.

[Mrs. Mary Whitford]

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There's no way I can keep my eyes dry after reading that wonderful poem! My husband, Mr. Whitford, just asked me what I'm blubbering about, and when I showed him, I'm sure I heard a sniffle just before he smacked me and told me to stop my crying.
This poem should be posted on every atheisn't website from PZ Mayers.com to RichardDockings.com. Let's see if they can keep denying they know God is real after reading it!

[Nobar King]

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This is worthy of the poetaster's corner.

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

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Have you thought about writing Bible tracts?

[Meek and Humble]

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Beautiful!

[Unfalsifiable]

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I like how you make the transition from him burning in his crashed car wreckage to burning in hell after he dies from it!

Kind of funny, for the brief moments that he is alive and embodied, he really wants to get out. Then he gets his wish! Just it's hell that he gets out into! Ironyyyy!

I also like the clear metaphor of life in that burning car as a representation of atheistic life, then the journey to hell as what is waiting for them.