Poem: “Momentary atheist”

I studied you tonight

as I if were reading

and re-reading

the Bible in Braille

but when I came to

passages reviling fornication

I became a momentary atheist

—

“Momentary atheist” is included in my book, “Songs you can’t dance to”

Published by Steven Harz

Steven Harz was the 2013 winner of the international People's Poetry Contest and is a three-time winner of The Iron Writer Challenge. In his writing, Steven captures the exhilaration, pain, and frustration of love, all the while making you strive to find the perfect balance. His work will pierce your heart with memories of love gone bad or an undying commitment to not let that happen to you - pain, truth, and appreciation pour out of his words. Steven's works have appeared in Inwood Indiana Press' Tracks, Voices 2, Donut Factory, Words+Pictures, Ink Monkey Magazine, The Germ, The Voices Project, Pocket Thoughts, and Indigo Rising UK. View all posts by Steven Harz