God: I need to be worshipped
Creator: I want to create
God: I need to be noticed
Creator: I want to display my handiwork
God: I need to be obeyed
Creator: I want to facilitate change
God: Build me a house
Creator: Plant a garden
God: Read my book
Creator: I’ve woven my message into nature
God: Pray to me
Creator: Just breathe
God: Love me
Creator: Love can’t be commanded
God: Love me
Creator: Love isn’t needy
God: Love me
Creator: Love you
© Ruby Neumann
Poet's Note: In the tongue of Kinyarwanda (official language of Rwanda), IKIMPA UMWUKA translates as "It gives me breath". After writing this little dialogue between "God" and "Creator"... I found myself accepting that every definition of atheism is a disbelief in "God". But I don't see it defined as a non acceptance of Creator. So maybe I am atheist (a verb, not a noun). I am atheist towards this "God"... but wholly embracing "Creator"... that which I call IKIMPA UMWUKA. Umwuka means breath, but also means spirit. The connection is significant.
For me, it's about language... words have meaning. I write to attempt to convey how I understand the world I live in.
