Universal Conviction on a False Pretense

You pray to 'God' and ask his forgiveness Yet he won't answer in the conventional ways You claim to have faith, but for what reason? Your prayers remain unheard and you're still believing Dependent upon trust that's not been established You'll feel betrayed when all your hopes are banished An organized attempt to instill fear... Damnation and threat of hellfire Ancient fables, moral contradictions My impious conscience will reflect none of this The bible is but a book of fiction 2,000 years on the bestseller list With bleeding heart's shocking realization You'll regret religious affiliation Toward heaven disengaged souls do not drift When death occurs, you simply cease to exist Life extinguished Basic earthly pleasures in life are renounced Dismissed as materialistic; extraction of doubts An existence based on deprivation, you're content Waiting for your reward when you're heaven sent You'll soon realize there's no resurrection The coffin in which you lie-your only protection An organized attempt to instill fear... Damnation and threat of hellfire Hell is on earth