+ Displaced Person Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Displaced person


You jump and praise me
but why cannot lift a finger
to help your brother in need
You sing joyful songs in my house
but why cannot spent time
to comfort your sister who need a friend
You kneel hour and hour to pray
but why cannot stop
from cursing your neighbor
You celebrate a meal with your congregation
but why cannot extend what you have to others
You said you want to follow me
but instead carrying your own cross
you beat and plague me
You said I am your friend
but why in the face of power and wealth
you denied me
You even proclaim me as your savior
but why confronted by titles and fame
you turn your back against me.
But even then- friend I kept my promise
to love and loving you all the same
I may lost to no where just to find you
I may be caught by death
just to bring you to life.


(Cebu City, Philippines 2005)