The cup spilleth empty!

What substance lies

in a belief,

but a cup like

the Holy Grail

that cannot be filled,

and on the altar

a book on opening

that can only give hope.

It's better to have

questions that 

can be answered

than answers that

can't be questioned.

While a premonition

may come true

aligned with time

beliefs do not hold me

vaporising in thought

the cup is still empty.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i especially like the play with answers and questions in the middle ..and the Holy Grail which truly can not be filled ... Christ's blood was spilled and His sacrifice of life on Earth was/is once for all .. for all time ;)
and i really like how you bring premonitions into play ... they have relevance says i .. in the world of questions and answers ... closing saddens this ol' soul .. your speaker is left empty .. beliefs (perhaps falsely held) evaporated .. given up .. and so there is nothing ... Marxists would would agree .. nothing but the material world .. nothing beyond death ..answers non the least ..but at least an answer ... my favorite answer .. which paradoxically is also a question is ... Why the question? ..hmmmmmmmm?? very thought provoking write for me sir .. you got me going .. best of the day to ya!
E.

[andrew mitchell]

Wow thanks for a great reply Gene, a most generous reply.

[Chris Shaw]

I like questions answered too. I am never satisfied by the answers that come with questions on religion. My beliefs flew out the window a long time ago. My cup runs empty there. Thought provoking little write Andrew.

Chris

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Chris, I know what you mean.