No Sense
Edited: 12/24/07 based on insightful suggestions.
An idea--
political, religious, or otherwise.
No sense putting faith in it, it’s just a habit.
No sense saying it, you don’t really believe it.
No sense buying it, it’s not worth much.
No sense selling it, no one’s buying.
No sense admitting it, everyone does it.
No sense hiding it, it’s nothing to be ashamed of.
No sense explaining it, we got it the first time.
No sense ignoring it, it won’t go away.
No sense accepting it, you don’t know where it’s been.
No sense killing for it, no one wants it that bad.
No sense exalting it, it’s essentially meaningless.
No sense giving up on it, a Man’s got to do something.
I think this poem stands very well on its own. It is what it is. There is some concern about using the word "man" in the final sentence because this brings about all sorts of questions about social conditioning rather than the human condition. Other than that, it is very solid. Something of a Maya Angelou sting to it.