act as if

I don’t know what I trust in precisely, but it doesn’t matter; I have faith that it works. (Voices of Recovery, Kindle Locations 240-241)

Deist, theist,
baptist, buddhist,
puritan, zen,
zoroastrian.
Catholic, heretic,
pegan, shaman.
hindu, voodoo.
We believe, in fits
and starts,
passionate or
recalcitrant.
Credence comes hard
for some, like trust
for most. All’s well.
Belief is fine —
when it comes.
Meanwhile just know
you’re not god,
and playact
you’re not
our only hope.