A Seed of Faith

By Tri Ardiyanto

A man used to stay with dog carcass 

around the barren forest for years

shrouded in gloomy shadow

sleeping on the infertile land as if,

living with no hope for tomorrow

the stench of his sin was laid bare.

He was suffocated by his humid

dreams that burry him alive till

his scream could stop crickets’

chirp and shake down the sun.

Together with the stars and the moon .

His foot, a stream without control

and all of sudden he cursed the pebbles

that caused him to stumble and fall.

And one day, in times of his trouble.

Instead finding a seed of faith.

 

Tri Ardiyanto (Ardi) is originally from Surabaya, Indonesia. He graduated from State University of Surabaya with a Bachelor of Education.