The Man Couldn’t Live With Him (Lrs) Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Priesthood is given unto him –
the law of his religion:
whose tongue is holy to utter the word godly,
whose ears is holy to hear the hymn saintly,
whose nose is holy to smell the scent heavenly,
whose hands is holy to offer the gift perfectly,
whose eyes is holy to see the altar of Yahweh

Privilege is given unto him –
the law of his nation:
whose speech is but against Jesus, the blasphemy,
whose silence is but against Jesus, the enemy,
whose breath is but against Jesus, the deadly,
whose touch is but against Jesus, the unholy,
whose sight is but against Jesus, the ungodly

Time is given unto him –
the confrontation between:
whose law is but without mercy,
whose law is but without charity,
whose law is but without room for the ills of the society,
whose law is but without dialogue for maturity,
whose law is but has gone stray from Yahweh