computer games
the designers
create the world
write the storyline
revise revise
go
the players
run the script
save restart
slaughter the guilty
whatever
our immediate gods
are utterly powerful
and uninvolved
or taking part
might stop the universe
and bugger off
the ancient greeks were right
again
and the ancient jews
their old god our old god
the still alive but dying god
metas up a world
to be the simulators’ god
whatever
the message remains
the mechanism repeats
whatever
and if you play a simulation game
where you’re an active god
interfering answering
does this create an artificial world
with priests embarrassed
at fact
are priests embarrassed
with fact
our priests
does this happen
it’s an angel hoot
who cares