Illumination Through Faith

A caяving knife
to shape ouя intellect
the endless stяife
to complete ouя pяoject

wisdom aquiяed with the blood
of ouя ancestoя's gяeatest minds

a beautiful white coloяed bud
to яesemble the ignoяance of all kinds

we have leadeяs to guide us
to teach us the яight way of things
to keep us away fяom a fuss
to guide us unwilling with stяings

we seek foя sanity
we seek foя health
we'яe lost in vanity
and kill foя wealth

people like to believe
thus believing is easy to do
no exchange made to achieve
but яeceiving's easy too

people could offeя you salvation
people could say they know secяrets
they pяomise to heal youя fяustяation
and teach you the way faith pяotects

nonsense, I think
faith didn't saved my fatheя
won't wash away destiny's ink
and pяobably won't save someone's motheя

faith, they teach you
the яight way to illumination
ignoяance is bliss, it's tяue
let us all now join in celebяation

knowledge is foяbidden
its pяactice will be coяяected
betteя stay hidden
and яatheя be яejected.

Author's Note

Ignore bad grammar

Reviews

[LisetteCanWrite!]

Wow.. such fiery passion in the ignorance of bliss.. well I am not shaken one bit.. If I die it will be in faith.. believing and with knowledge... if my knowledge or faith turns out to be ignorance then so be it... but then I lived and loved by my own standards and not as a puppet. The last stanza was particularly provoking.. oh we all know we won't be given truths.. but it will not stop millions from silently trying to find the answers as well as media here. We can voice in democracy... I'm starting to wonder which way our countries are swinging these day! Faith protects your soul.. this certainly does challenge religion today! Also challenges how far people will go to protect freedom, faith, religion..and everything that makes our countries strong and proud! Thank you so much for sharing... sure fires me up and gives me alot to think about! =)

[Beth Shade]

The flow was as deep rooted as the message and I adored it. It's deep, passionate, it breathes and it bleeds. It has meaning and power~ I love it. Your word choice was perfect and it gets your point across very well. Very VERY nice and powerful. I hope to see more^^

[Deviant Works]

So I found this riveting and utterly inspirational. I read it three times.:) I am one to agree with the comment by Lisette, one who is untouchable in their faith regardless of what knowledge is obtained. However, there have been times when I have longed for ignorance, for simplicity, to be blind to what it is I believe I see. There is so much that I could say to this amazing piece of work that I could ramble on for quite some time.:) It's so thought provoking. I like how you did the 'R' as if through a mirror image, as if there are two sides to this poem. Thank you for sharing! This is one that has found its way into my favorites.

[DeadToTheWorld]

This was quite an amazing piece of work I have never read anything like this writers poem before I can feel the emotion and willingness towards this piece of work exciting piece.

xGothicxInxWonderlandx

[SugarlessGiRL]

This is a really insightful piece~ so truthful and it's like you're speaking to the world, words of wisdom~ like a mindful experience expressed through beautiful words~ nicely written~ =^ ^=

[funeralmoon]

ahh the path of illumination... is it one to be desired or not?? I greatly admired this piece well done for a cellist ;)

[Perdition]

Well first off..I gotta go try that liquor pie mesh you favor
Secondly ...the greatest hand will lead us whenever we walk toward our own footsteps...whenever we follow the hard journey of self and see things as they clearly are..not what others want them to appear within us. This message you have written is remarkable in that regard. A message and truth in an r placed backward..like a mantra...maybe because of your home but more importantly because it draws the mind away from the noise within and into that silence where great lessons are learned.
Magnificent ..I hear the cello in the morning sky...the deep vibration resounding into destiny.

[MajorJesusFreak]

your grammer was fine. it made sense. i very much enjoyed it. infact im probably going to show my friends your poem but only if you say other wise. its wonderful work. indeed skillful. i loved it.

[Rune---a Novel]

Hey I really liked how you reversed the "R"s, that alone had the power to keep me reading. I really like this poem, it almost makes me feel like if you're an intellectual in society you better keep it to yourself because society doesn't like intellectuals. Is that what you were trying to say?

[Freder Fredersen (aka G..]

enjoyed

[Jamie S.]

What an interesting point of view. I see you spend alot of time deep in thought. Thank you for sharing your thoughts in such a brilliant way! I really enjoyed this read.

-Jamie