Haluk's Credo

There is a universal power, supreme and limitless Holy and sublime, with all my heart, so do I believe The earth is my homeland, my nation all humankind; A person becomes human only by knowing this, so do I believe We are Satan, and jinn, there's no devil, no angels Human beings will turn this world into paradise, so do I believe The perfect is immanent in creation; in that perfection By way of the Torah, of the Gospels, of the Koran do I believe The children of humanity are each other's siblings... a dream? Then so be it, for in that dream, with all my heart and soul, do I believe No one eats human flesh; deep-down, in this solace -Forgetting my ancient ancestors for a moment- do I believe Blood nourishes violence and violence blood; this enmity Is a flame in the blood that blood never quenches, so do I believe Surely this graveyard-existence will be followed By refulgent resurrection, with utter certainty, so do I believe Before the miracle of that great sorcerer, reason, Superstition will sink frustrated, into the earth, so do I believe