God, not me

[Richard]

Hey Janine,
I'm going to suggest something a bit harsh, but bear with me:

God, not me -I quite like the title. It draws me in as a reader.

When grief
was the overload

in a cloud

He met
lies with lies,
deceit with deceit;

all the while -I suggest cutting the first seven lines from the poem. I think the title and most of this stanza says what you need to when it comes to grief and deception.
He deadened pain
by painting a smile
to keep a heart
from crumbling. -A crumbling heart is a almost cliched. May be change this line to one word, "whole".

It's harder to pick bones
with God, -I would suggest cutting this stanza because, again, the title covers this sentiment. 

so dysfunction -Cut the "so".
chooses the weakest, --Add an "always" at the start of this line.
instead. -Cut this line as well.

I think if you follow my suggestions, you'll end up with a much more tighter poem. I hope I wasn't too harsh, but I think you have something here. I apologize if this was too much detail for basic critique.

Cheers,
Richard