“Rot Without the Rock” is a four-line free verse poem that laments a spiritual decay—described as a “rot”—stemming from the fading recognition of Jesus Christ, the Savior. It portrays a proud world that scorns His singular light and truth, choosing instead to exchange grace for empty shadows and noise, resulting in a shrouded existence.

A rot festers where His name fades,
Savior of all, scorned by the proud,
One light, one truth—still we trade
Grace for shadows, loud for the shroud.