Cathedral of Legalism

His love is unconditional and His favor is unmerited.

It’s the Wild, Wild West and this dude be walking around with a cross on his chest.
Walked up to the Cathedral of Legalism to have a word contest.

“Hey Boy...don’t you realize you’re a Sinner and your life is a mess?”

Righteousness has been granted to me and I confess the oppression to like minded men who pray for my progression.

“So you stumble and you fall, how could you count yourself as a Son at all?”

I have a Father who cleanses me of my regressions and forgives me of my transgressions.

“What about the depression?
A recession of you actualizing sin’s conception as you fail to live out ‘being’ a Blessing.”

I’ve got a Ghost haunting me.
His Holiness seems quite fond of me.
I guess it’s His reparation for sin’s segregation.
He is my hope and my peace.

“You’re Pathetic.
No one listens to your rhetoric and we know you regret it.”

I once erased a hole into a paper because I couldn’t think of how to explain the meaning of Art.
Told myself to fill my cart with nonsense and just play the part.
Now I can’t shut my mouth about everything I’ve been taught.
I dissect reality to expose all the dualities while overcoming the neutrality.

That’s why this contest is over you Bigot, you Phony.
Overcome my enemy by the Blood of the Lamb and my testimony.
I found myself in His Presence and have cleaned myself from all things depraved.
Grave clothes have no place for all those under His grace.

Author's Note

My buddy had a vision of a horrifying structure when contemplating his Legalistic upbringing.
I told him he just write about it.
He said I should too so here’s what I came up with.

Reviews

[afish]

Apollo-enjoyed reading this. As poetry I especially liked that last but one paragraph. Many of course will switch off at the first smell of theology. Poetic theology is a difficult to do without losing one to the other. This one may not fly but it floats ok in an interesting way.
Go well >

[Apollos]

I really appreciate it Afish!

I agree with your thoughts on poetic theology.

Yeah I definitely wasn’t trying to swing for the fences on this one but having some light fun with a different concept.