I Once Saw A God

I once saw a god  
A statue beautiful  
But beset by prayers  
His eyes were doleful.


He stood unyielding  
In his abode of bells  
Humans warred before his eyes  
To get a place near the rails.


And as the priests showered him  
With flowers and milk  
He cried in dismay  
When he saw the shining silks.


He flinched  
Tried to dodge  
But his stone prison  
Didn't let him an inch bulge.  


Hours went on  
And came the night  
The worshippers relented  
Over was the daily fight.


Soon the hopeful eyes lifted  
And saw my wry smile  
The young immortal god blanched  
And was almost senile.  


One day the temple fell  
And died all the beggars outside  
Gone was the god forever  
To another temple beggar-side.  

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