Leap of faith.

I'm standing here, in this dark aviary.
some people are here, drinking
some looking at their eyelids
some looking downwards.

There were a few looking to the north,
astonished by a white shining box.
I've read in a Book
That this Man
from a couple of thousands of years ago,
once said,
that there lies a key
to a gate, a garden.
That sounded nice.
Since there are no flowers around here
So I decided to take a chance and go.
But there was one problem;

a never ending hole
Separated me from the box
Everyone falls into the hole at some point in time
But no one knows if someone ever made it to the box
maybe the Man did.

The drunk people always laughed
And joked about the people who
believed
that they were going to reach this box some day.

Drunk people laughing?

"Do not fear"
This Man said.

Our time in this aviary is loaned to us.
Who can escape the contract we signed at birth?

The talk of the town was that some black dogs
were running in fields
dripping red.
But the drunk people are too drunk to move.
And the people looking at their eyelid, or downwards, too dark to see.

I can see with the light of this shining box.

I do not fear black dogs.
I do not fear people.
I do not fear death.

For I'm in the love of God, what should I be afraid of?


Amen.

Reviews

[Terrence Chang]

Nice one. It was clear and description is amazing. Keep up the good work

[Double T]

Leap Of Faith is great. I have the same faith too. No Fear is my code like green lantern. I bet the rest of your poems are great as well.

[Jamestown]

Amen! This was well thought and written, Isaiah 41:10 pops into mind,thanks for sharing
and b-blessed.

[Brittany]

i love all your writing man

[jonah]

Hmmmm intriguing. I think this poem is talking about hope and endurance. daring to stand out for our faith in a world that's foreign to the thoughts about God. I take this poem as religious. well, there's a chance that wasn't your intention to write this as a religious piece. so, I'd be glad to hear a further explanation from you (and why you chose aviary is still mysterious to me haha). anyway, great job!

[Jjhakimoto]

I chose the word aviary as I imagine ourselves as free birds locked in a big dark cage, free, but in a limited space even how big it is. I consider outside the aviary as something divine, beyond time and space. Something we can never know about, unless we die. It is religious, and its about the talk of war breaking out, especially where I live. I appreciate.

Also, don't mind me for not commenting back, I like to leave poems as they are as it is a form of art and can be taken relatively, but I wouldn't like for people to be misled and think something totally to the contrary of what was meant to be understood. I answered only because you asked me so and not to be rude, even though I am a strange person myself.

[jonah]

aaah it's clear now. thank you. very clever! wait so there's a war going on? well whatever happens I do hope you'll remain unshaken. keep the words flowing and always be at peace.