Less Is More.
The priests told him how to speak.
The priests told him what to say and not say.
The priests told him who to love.
The priests told him they knew what comes after.
The priests told him how to get to heaven.
The priests told him there was a heaven.
The priests told him there was a hell.
The priests didn’t tell him why God allows death.
The priests didn’t explain how they knew
what happens after Midnight.
The priests didn’t tell him that they were just humans also.
When he exited the church
The pundits told him what to believe.
The pundits told him who to elect.
The pundits told him what to say and not say.
The pundits told him they knew best.
The pundits didn’t tell him how they knew
what the truth was.
The pundits didn’t tell him that they were just humans also.
When he left the house
The billboards told him what to believe.
The billboards told him who to elect.
The billboards told him what to say and not say.
The billboards didn’t tell him
who paid for them
or that other human beings wrote them.
When he got out of the car
He saw the birds in the trees
and the animals on the ground
and the flowers and the bushes.
They didn’t speak words to him.
They spoke volumes.