Why Lord?

As an atheist
I shouldn't ask this question:
Why Lord?
Why Lord,
Is it so hard to remember
To be kind?
Why is it so hard?

As a non-believer
I couldn't care less, but
Why Lord?
Why Lord
Is it so easy, so damn easy
To be bad?
Why's it such a doddle?

I have renounced you
So shut your ears.
Why Lord?
Why Lord
Does it take such little effort
To lie and hurt?
No imagination
To skin your lover alive?

Why Lord?
Why Lord,
Is it so hard to remember
To be kind?
Why is it so hard?