Disappointment

The poem “God, A Poem,” is a dialogue between a human and God. The ironic part of the poem is the fact that God keeps on talking about the fact that he is not real, even though he is the speaker. I believe that this poem is describing the doubts that most people feel, but never really express out loud. God has been a disappointment for this person; he is “the limpest of shakes from a hand which you’d thought would be firm as a rock.” At the same time God is saying that the person has been a disappointment to him as well. The person and God seem to share the same opinion of each other. They both think that the other one is wrong and is stupid for believing what they believe. God tells the person that he should have guessed that he does not exist. This poem shows the expectations that people might have when it comes to how they view God. I think that it is sometimes hard for people to believe in someone that they cannot physically see with their own eyes. Believing in God takes faith and some people struggle with faith. If people start to doubt about God’s existence who knows what will happen to them. This poem really made me think. I am a Christian and I believe in God. I found this poem to be pretty trouble. It was a well written poem, but it is untrue. In the poem God denies his own existence, but he does not deny all the things that he has done. He talks about how he did not exist at Creation or the flood, but if this is true, then how did he know about these events. He must have been there. God is real and all of the things he has done are real. I do not think that people should ever underestimate God and his power because he exists and he is the only one that can ever save anyone. We need to rely on God. God is our only hope in life.