you are the one

he loved

kneeling

at his cross

you see him

broken

bleeding

and you know

it is for you-

even as you recoil

at the thought

a suffering servant

holds your mind-

what power

has this to save-

heart stricken

in grief

and question

what have they done

to love?

forsaken words

cry out

from thirsting lips

the plea

of every suffering…

my God

why have you

forsaken me?

yet one so near

to hear the whispers

knows and

forgiveness

comes

to ignorance

and paradise

receives–

 

in such as this

mercy is born

to you

the one he loved