+ The Unfaith Of Lord Daniel Poem by Jordan Legaspi

The unfaith of Lord Daniel


I believe in God; the Father, the Son and the Spirit
But I don’t give all my trust to this God above
I believe to the Father Almighty
But still all the troubles He can’t convince me
Yes creator of heaven and earth
And all there within: the Angels and the Fallen;

I believe in Jesus Christ
But too ideal, ‘man’ cannot follow His own ways
Though the only “Son, our Lord”
But look what I did: hung Him on a Tree
Even if he was conceived by the Spirit
But who knows if this is only a perfect fraud
And made to be born of the Virgin Mary
Therefore, He is purely human like you and me;

I believe He suffered under Pontius Pilate
From the crime and only death would be the ransom
So He was crucified, died and was burred
To the mysterious grave
I believe He descended to the Dead
The same story I read from Dante who visited Hell
On the third day He rose again and ascended to Heaven
But another story that brings no meaning to me
I believe He seated at the right hand of the Father
While watching the killings for His Name;

I believe in the Spirit the other person in the Trinity
But the unseen, the result of Ancient Philosophy
I believe in the Holy Catholic Church
But poisoned my ignorance and leave me hungry and thirsty;

I believe in the communion of the Saints
But pay homage to the Holy Tomb and Sacred Stones
I believe in the forgiveness of Sins
But in my tongue I keep the Devil the “Other Theologian”
I believe in the resurrection of the body
But bring them again into captivity chained without dignity
I believe in life everlasting
But I keep on dying, lying and pretending;

Amen,

My creed with heart that praises and head who curses

Amen…


Note:
The 'The unfaith of Lord Daniel' was the contrast between theology and science; faith and doubt; of what is professed from the heart and from what is in the head. The author’s personal experience was depicted in the “The unfaith of Lord Daniel” –the conversation with the self proclaimed unbeliever to Jesus and worship of the “devil”.