A poetic exploration of looking for God by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson

'Don't look for God' by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson

God does not live in Bible pages

Yes, your Koran cannot be his house

He counts not rosaries, nor habits images

Clanging bells and murdered cocks only arouse

The owner of the shrine

Who is the owner of the shrine

If not the pastor, imam and prophet

Who sell ‘god’ for the coin in your pocket

Blinding you to the God in you

That voice, whispering deep inside

Quietly, when you do and refuse to do…

He is God, the true God you already denied!

Kukogho Iruesiri Samsonis a Nigerian poet, multimedia journalist, photographer, and sociopreneur. He is CEO of WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD, a publishing and social reorientation poetry organization which owns – WRRPOETRY, Nigeria’s largest poetry sharing platform; WRR COLLEGE OF POETRY, Nigeria’s only online poetry college, and AUTHORPEDIA. You can follow him on Instagram @candidlagos

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