Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN OUR OWN IMAGE, by THEODORE OLSON


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IN OUR OWN IMAGE, by                    
First Line: There are no gods. Apollo-ashtoreth
Last Line: Died of our unbelief!
Alternate Author Name(s): Olson, Ted
Subject(s): Atheism; Faith; Lies; Mythology; Religion; Belief; Creed; Theology


There are no gods. Apollo -- Ashtoreth --
Are dead. And which of you has mind or sinew
To hew new deities and lend them breath
Out of the dark, rebellious fire within you?
Time was when men had power to create
Gods ribald, arrogant, and crudely great,
Gods ribald, arrogant, and crudely great,
Gods thewed and cuirassed for supernal war --
Baal, Osiris, Thor!
Ours is a race too lean of wit to swell
Mythology with one red, lusty hell.
Godless we go, immune to shame or grief
That Jahveh and proud Lucifer as well
Died of our unbelief!





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