eat drink and be merry

being

an atheist

would be so much easier

than

having faith,

believing in a kind

and loving God.

there would

be no questions to answer

about death

and disease.

heartbreak

and sorrow.

why bother with the idea

of heaven

or hell.

there would be

no need to explain 

the world

at large, the mystery

of it all,

believing that

life is just cosmic

mistake.

you could just shrug

and say,

so it goes.

we're here one day,

and gone

the next.

so fare thee well.

eat drink and be merry,

it's getting late.