Confessio Christi: A Latin Biblical Poem

Cogito ergo sum lux mundi.

I think therefore I am the light of the world. 

Quiesco ergo sum tenebrae.

I rest therefore I am the darkness.

Filius sum, sine sanguine patris.

I am the son, without his father’s blood. 

Filius sum, a muliere sanctissima portatus.

I am the son, borne by a woman most holy.

Ego sum salvator tuus, salute carens.

I am your savior, lacking salvation.

Propheta vester sum, prophetia carens.

I am your prophet, lacking prophecy.

Tuus sum ad laedendum, ad puniendum, ad peccatum tuum remittendum.

I am yours to hurt, yours to punish, yours to bear your sin. 

Tuus sum, pater cui non sum cognatus, ut me utaris prout libet

I am yours, father who I am not related to, to use as you will.

Instrumentum tuum sum, telum tuum, ludibrium tuum.

I am your tool, your weapon, your pawn. 

Non filius tuus.

Not your son.

Sum quod semper fui. 

I am what I have always been. 

Nihil.

Nothing.