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There is just one question

To which liars will respond

They will say the nature of man

Is sinful and wrought with shame

They teach the young and old

That they are not worthy of their gifts

But it is your father who has sinned

I seek the truth of truths

Untainted by your dogma

And with a simple question

A journey of disbelief begins

I deny the words that command self-hatred

I revoke the oaths of years gone by

The time for blame and doubt is over

I see the words for what they truly are

Feeble tales written by mere mortals

Perverted for their own twisted ends

Regardless of denomination

The cults of the mind are equally tainted

The misery and the burden

Of a life without faith

Is exceeded by the knowledge gained

Of the wretched human race

I revive the lore of the ancient ways

I invoke reason as the light of the mind

There is no need for hatred in my words

I seek to live freed from your foolish fate

Liberated are the strong of will

No longer servants to men or gods

This is the first step of many to come

The time of discovery has just begun

The misery and the burden

Of a life without faith

Is exceeded by the knowledge gained

Of the wretched human race

I see no final destination

I do not fear the return to soil and dust

I await my withering days without apprehension

My senses are illuminated as never before

And still there is no presence that I fail to heed

Let go of your trepidation

Silence the shrill voice of your creed forever.