dialogue with God

by d.x. liu

one day i sat in my armchair,
     right by the Fireplace--
          it was night outside,
               and i saw a Face in the flames;

                              i asked:
                         why was i made?
               to feel? to be?
          i never asked for this;
     i never wanted this;

and God replied:
freedom raped reason
in the backseat of a car
and she birthed the absolute I