I Forgot...

...how much I love poetry, and how I wasn't that bad at it. I can't find all of my pain-filled poems of Year 11 and 12 (which is a bit disappointing), but I came across this the other day. I've spent so much time over the past few years writing argumentative and informative stuff for uni that I had almost forgotten that I even had a creative side. Anyhow, this is one of the poems I found (10 points for the person who can suggest a good title!). By the way, I wrote this before "The Passion of Christ" came out, so it wasn't inspired by the movie.

Courageous Christ,
You held back your fist
When they bloodied your face.
You restrained your army
When they ripped you with whips.

Brave Jesus,
You reserved your justice
As they spat on your name.
You stayed your might
As they blackened your body.

Angels watched.
Did they cry? Did they weep?
Did they scream in frustration?
Tears and burning swords.
Blood, vinegar and thorns.
Painful nails in their Lord of Lords.

Silence.
One voice.
He speaks.
And eternity stands amazed.

"Father forgive them for they know not what they do."

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Unfathomable you,
As I nail you to the cross with my sin,
As angels cry in disgust at my wrongs,
As I heap the evil I do upon your back,
You lay on a cross
Asking for my forgiveness
And proving your most powerful love.