Dux Ex Machina

There is a god in the machine
I have no doubt at all
But is that god benign or mean
Does it catch, or make us fall
Is that god benevolent
Or does it juggle fate
Without a care if we’re content
Or railing at our state
There is a god in the machine
That is the thing I feel
A god whose hands are white and clean
As we suffer on life’s wheel
There is no kindly sprit who
Loves each heart and soul
What you call god is only true
To those it can eat whole

©️jane jago 2018