Waves of Doubt

Waves of Doubt

Is this sanity real

for I truly have delusions?

They have no grandeur,

none whatsoever,

but they are false beliefs,

or so the daily news

informs me.

 

When I hear or read of war

and destruction, of greed,

of rape and pillage,

of assaults and sex abuse,

of theft and of the lying,

conniving, forked tongued,

misleading untruths,

emanating from

our elected representatives,

I feel my faith shaken

to its very core.

 

It is then that I question

the Christian beliefs

that I hold quietly dear.

It is then I see myself a fool

to trust in mankind with his

well worn sinful ways.

It is then that I fall

from the grace

of forgiveness,

tolerance and love,

as I am tossed

like flotsam

in an ocean of misconceived,

conflicting emotion.

 

It is then that I lose

my bearings,

my moral compass

shifted too far off

true north.

 

It is then that I doubt

myself, my senses, and

my own judgement.

 

15/01/17

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

It's the world we live in. Someone said paranoia is just total awareness.It's all about money and the knowing that one's time is short.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I know Andrew but all too often we become too immune to all the wrongs of the world and close our eyes and our hearts to it for fear of being overwhelmed. It is also true to say with modern media we become somewhat desensitised to it all. But just a poem really. Thanks for the read and advice!

[DIVYA]

Sadly, we are losing faith in humanity because everything is so tainted with hatred and deceit nowadays. No wonder we are shaken in our Christian beliefs too. So well written John.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I agree. Thank you dear Divya.

[DIVYA]

You are welcome John :)