Faith can mean many things, to many people. Someone's definition of faith could be "to strongly believe in someone" or possibly "a held belief or theory". The "belief" or "theory" in the second definition is commonly thought of in some sort of a religious content. It doesn’t matter what faith you belong to, the degree to which people are commited varies. Faith by Robert Kendall happens to be about the second kind of faith, the belief of a type of higher power. Logic (science) and Faith are two theories that can to some degree exist at once, but the poem Faith seems to disagree. This digital poem presents a new way to experience poetry by using visuals and audio, which creates a vivid understanding of the poem.
The beginning of the poem starts out with the word "faith" written in a calligraphy style of handwriting. The visual further produces an image of what faith is, compared to what the reader was already thinking. This style of writing can be asscociated with the past, history, and imparticularly, the bible. The word "logic" is then dropped multiple times onto "faith" and each time it bounces off fading into the white background, implying that logic cannot break faith. The author then states this point in a sentence and asks if we are able (or why we aren't able) to open our minds to understand faith. Scientific theories are increasing in popularity, and faith has become something of the past for most people. The author is trying to edge logic out; meaning he's carefully trying to move away from logic, a now widely accepted view. As these words fade in a harp accompanies them, creating a more magical or heavenly image. The next section of the poem talks about giving logic a second thought. It's described as being red, a neon flashing sign that has caught the author's attention. But he has trouble changing the "sunny side of his mind" over to the dark, black realm of theory. The music that is being played as he ponders logic is much different than the music that was played when faith was being introduced. It has as a darker quality that creates an uneasy feeling. The words are also displayed differently; they are a harsher red, compared to the bright yellow and orange used to describe faith. They come onto the page differently too, instead of fading in some are flashed onto the screen.
Logic is presented in this poem as something that has no solidarity, it's like a dark, bottomless pit that someone can fall into. Faith on the other hand is believed to be something that can be known for sure. When the author steps to the edge of logic he feels uneasy because it's something that's unfamiliar. Faith isn't full of uncertainty the way logic is, if you truly believe in it, it wont matter if anyone tells you your wrong; it wont matter because it's your own personal belief. His faith is described as incorruptible, no matter what he finds or learns his faith will stay intatct and won't let him down. The word "leap" is characterized as the deeper world's one true word, and the deeper world is being implied to mean the world of faith. Having faith is similar to taking a leap because you're putting your trust in something that may be foreign to you at first. The word leap then literally leaps off the page, generating another strong image about faith.
At the end of the poem all the words collapse into a pile at the bottom of the page. The title of the poem then slowly drops down and lands on top of the pile, indicating faith is more powerful than words. In a way this suggests that in the grand scheme of things, words cannot fully describe the magnificent belief of faith.