my religion

(Well, since you asked)
I do not believe in heaven. Perhaps
it is because of pessimism
or the fact that I am Jewish.
No doctrine leads me. And it is not due
to a lack of imagination. What
I live through on earth is enough.
There is heaven and hell, if you use
those terms.

Simpler to welcome heaven.
Free from decision.
But I require understanding:
I think I understand
and so I don’t believe. No, I am
no simpleton nihilist. I worship nature.
Earthquake, volcano, plague, tsunami,
flower, predator, rabbits, fire and ice:
my faith.