Who am I to give?

If I give you, I lose something - what fun is that?
Who am I to give?

If you give me, you lose something - why should you be sad?
Who am I to take?

The kid who sought the Truth

The tribal church was aghast - What sacrilege!!
This insolent kid had dared challenge the holy message
Oh - why had it happened in their age?
"How dare he challenge the ultimate truth!!!"
"Why blame him? Blame the parents!!!"
"Does he think he knows better than everyone else?"
"And we wonder how does evil come into being!!"
The kid shivered a little, all of eight
As he stared at the golden board, a text with six ancient characters
An ancient language, the ultimate truth, decked in gems - and meekly said
"I did not mean to insult, I just wondered 'How do we know its true?'"