manmade faith

humans create Gods

because what makes Gods godlike is not power,

but the faith of His many men behind Him.

what is a God without devout following? 

without His religious support, without those mortals living life in His name?

those same that claim and grant lives in His name, 

are they the ones with the true power?

does an abandoned temple remain godlike,

or was it stripped of its powers as it was forgotten?

when i can hear the echoes of my prayer within its walls,

do i consider it unheard?

is this faith now null and void?

misplaced in the grave of it's sanctuary,

lying silent, the ashes of its credence rotting away.

did being erased from history snatch away

the divinity of His halo?

and these Gods in my time,

enslaving minds and snatching souls - doing more harm than good,

weilding those weapons,

not preaching of love or kindness but its antithesis -

will a girl 8 generations down the line wonder,

did the worship make the Man?