Age 6:
Hello, cardboard Jesus
please don't lie to me,
they say I must believe you
and that you will set me free

Age 7:
Hello, cardboard Jesus,
why do you not reply?
Apparently you saved us all,
but through the cracks, fell I

Age 8:
Hello, cardboard Jesus,
Mommy has been gone for days
My family cries, I think she's lost
Can you please show her the way?

Age 9:
Hello, cardboard Jesus,
My little sister drowned
I guess you were too busy
because no savior was found

Age 10:
Goodnight, cardboard Jesus
There is a glitch in your plan,
it says Uncle cannot marry,
because Gays are very bad.

Age 11:
Hello, cardboard Jesus,
your name is getting old
I like how water turns to wine,
but this dirt can't become gold

Age 12:
Hello, cardboard Jesus
we've finally lost out home
and Daddy's gone to jail,
hold me so I'm not alone

Age 13:
I hate you, cardboard Jesus
away, you finally ran,
I held you close throughout the rain
and you vanished from my hand

Age 14:
Hello, cardboard Jesus
I'll give you one more try
to save me in my time of need
because I'm scared I might just die...

Age 15:
Save me, cardboard Jesus
they've finally come for me
a gun shot to my collar
leaves me lying on the street.

Age 16:
Hello, are you God?
I was told to meet him when i die
to meet him at some golden gates,
but in this bed I ly.

Age 17:
Hello, are you the angels?
Towering over me?
Dressed in white, you saved my life
still, a God, you mustn't be.

Age 18:
Hello, my new family.
Wait, ain't atheism bad?
No? Okay, let's try it out,
because my Jesus made me mad.

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I'm not Athiest.
I'm Buddhist--
and Agnostic: yes.
I don't hate Christianity.
I just don't get it.
This is the journey of a little boys belief as he grows to be a bit older. I know everything happens for a reason, so it may seem flawed. But reasoning does not require a God.

please, do not judge me on my views.
I respect all forms of religion, just please do the same for me.