KEITH BURKHOLDER - POEMS

Keith Burkholder has been published in Creative Juices, Sol Magazine, Trellis Magazine, Foliate Oak Literary Journal, New Delta Review, Poetry Quarterly, and Scarlet Leaf Review.  He has a bachelor's degree in statistics with a minor in mathematics from SUNY at Buffalo (UB).

                                        God and Sports


If you think about, God has nothing to do with sports,
Look at sporting events that are brutal to one another,
Like boxing, football and hockey,
Where is God to make these players feel comfortable?
The constant pounding and destruction of humans and yet God is sung about before their events start,
We live in a combative world,
People like to destroy one another,
Yet, God is always brought up,
Yet he doesn't do anything and in all likelihood doesn't exist,
Just think about what I have said,
There really is no God, and never was,
Science is what incorporates our lives,
It always will be,
From medication one takes to a bridge developed somewhere in this world,
Thank science for our well being, not God,
Take care and just be good,
As I have said many times, goodness prevails because it is a human quality exhibited on planet Earth,
For this is our world and let positivity prevail in its highest order.
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                              Finances and Religion


If you think about it religion doesn't care about finances,
Only finances of their own,
Religion takes in so much money, but always needs more,
God never seems to be around to deal with this,
Think about it,
There are fish dinners, bingos and patrons giving money,
And religion keeps running out of money,
Gee, I wonder if God cares, or if he really exists,
The longer you live, the greater the chance there is no God,
God is supposed to be rich, but never contributes to finances,
Whether it is the church, or people in need,
Again, believe what you want about religion,
Atheist or not,
Realize, we live on planet Earth, and God really doesn't care about us,
Think about what I have said,
Learn as you go,
We as humans live on planet Earth,
This is our world,
God is not here and that is just the way it is,
Be good to yourself and others,
This is all you can do and let life lead you in a positive direction and that will enhance you life in many ways,
Carpe diem.
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                      Hearing Voices in the Shower

She was taking a shower,
The warm water felt great to her,
She heard voices from afar,
She could not understand this,
The voices continued to exist throughout her apartment,
She turns off the water,
The decides to see if they exist visually,
It must be someone here,
She wraps herself in a towel,
Then she walks about in her apartment,
She sees nothing,
She wonders if it was her imagination,
Stress has affected her greatly at work,
It must be her mind playing tricks with her,
She goes back to the bathroom,
Then resumes her shower,
No more voices to be heard,

The night passes and it is smooth sailing for her,
It must be on account of stress,
She is grateful she is safe and sound,
Will she ever experience this again?
No one can tell,
This was her episode and no one else’s,
For now the future continues,
It should be fine for this woman,
Mental occurrences can happen to anyone,
She will rest easier and know that time will continue to pass for her as the journey of life leads her to a better tomorrow as we and she knows it.
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