+ Other Gates Of Hell (Bk I) Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Other gates of hell


Book One

…Tradition says
Obey the law and you will enter heaven
Defilement of it is a passport to hell

Adam and Eve…

It is not all about the serpent
It is not all about the woman
It is not all about the man
It is all about the denial-
The fruit of self-righteousness

Cain and Abel…

It is not all about God's favor to whom and which
It is not all about the religious ritual(s) and practices
It is all about the jealousy-
The motivation to sacrifice even the “blood”

Tower of Babel…

It is not all about God as the Higher Intelligence
It is not all about the “man” as limited and weak
It is all about the Pride-
That raises “man” to his own defeat

…Faith says
Do not abolish the law but fulfill it
To fear God is not about righteousness
It is all about “heaven and hell”-
The attitude on how to fill in the gap between


Note:
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines,2008