299.365 - credo

reading a poet I trust
I am struck by her faith
how solid it is
Peter should be proud
I do not trust her faith
or any other
when it came time
for me to commit
I chose skepticism
the way of science
always testing
even what we know
knowing only
what we can test
for me it means
that much of what
my colleagues know
I can say only
show me
in some ways
it is like
walking in a garden
and trusting only
the thorns