--- title: Oh God where are you? date: 2009-07-13T04:55:41Z modified: 2009-07-13T04:55:41Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/oh-god-where-are-you/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 764 categories: - Life Poems featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/darkness.jpg" author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2009-07-13T04:55:41Z tags: - Life Poems --- ![darkness](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/darkness-300x225.jpg "darkness") hands clasped, eyes closed, heads bowed in respect everyone stood there chanting a prayer within; watching them from a distance i could not comprehend the need for such intricate and [passionate](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/be-passionate-through-life.md) devotion; stood there myself, a long long time ago unable to think of anything and perplexed on what am i supposed to do? i once stood there, eyes closed, hands clasped trying hard to understand what the fuss was about; watching the rituals and the [strange](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/love-is-a-strange-thing.md) and bizzare acts of faith pushed me into a corner and forced me to [question](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/and-my-question-on-life-is-why.md) it all; twelve [years have passed](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-passing-years.md), countless theories and barrage of opinions with more [questions](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/questions-of-life.md) and very few answers maybe it is safe to say god is an enigma! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – **enigma** – something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – absolutely no intention to mock/question any individual’s faith or religion. just a personal view, that’s all. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – inspiration:- Faithless – God is a DJ, Enigma – Seven lives, many [faces](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/a-thousand-faces-and-more.md) and also the 12th year since i became a agnostic.