e not only laughs at the ironic, evil nature of Man's interpretation of God, but he even scrutinizes him for inventing God. In Fenton's eyes, we are not spiritual souls, destined for an after-life with lovely angels and an all- knowing God kindly watching over us. To him, we are simply developed organisms, an extension of the earth, a jumble of chromosomes and DNA make-up, and we will rot and decay in our own stupidity.
             The negativity Fenton maintains throughout the poem starts in the very first stanza, with the first line, "A nasty surprise in a sandwich," (LL1). Ewww! Just reading it makes me immediately cringe, as I visualize a shiny, black, juicy cockroach stuck in the middle of a bunch of mayonnaise and tuna. He continues on with unpleasant circumstances, "A drawing-pin caught in your sock," (LL2) all the way into his second stanza. Still, he doesn't reveal the connection between these disappointments and God, (or lack of God, I should say) until he writes, "A grave disappointment all round/ Is all that you'll get from th'Almighty/ Is all that you'll get underground." (LL6-8). His lack of appreciation for God is completely obvious from this phrase. Who calls God th'Almighty? The way he refers to him so sarcastically indicates that he will probably continue to do so in the lines to follow.
             Fenton's lack of respect thickens throughout the poem, as he writes, "Oh he said: "If you lay off the crumpet/ I'll see you alright in the end."(LL9-10). It was no accident that, oops, Fenton forgot to capitalize the "H" in "he". I was shocked to see this, and quickly realized that it was obviously intentional. Whether you believe in God or not, it is almost second nature to capitalize His name, giving Him at least some sort of title and importance. It was unusual to see his name in lower cases and definitely made Him a...