The Soldier And The Final Act (Lrs) Poem by Jordan Legaspi

</>He might be hearing about Jesus:
-the carpenter who heals around the city and towns,
-the preacher who performs miracles
But what is it for him, a believer but to Zeus

He might be seeing Jesus:
-the ordinary man around the city of Jerusalem,
-the citizen of Israel suppressed by Rome
But what is it for him, a soldier of the governor’s

He might be laughing at Jesus:
-the man who claims to be the liberator against the strife,
-the man who proclaims to be the way, truth and life
But what is it for him, an officer of the Caesar’s

He might be wondering about Jesus:
-the once hailed leader but despised and insulted,
-the once identified master but betrayed and killed,
But whatever it would mean, he remains forgiving