Despair



Dark was the day and was cold
Horror was through all their core
Terror and weeping foretold
crucified on a cross gore
Beaten and bloodied and bruised
Woman there watched their master
Romans there watched the accused
Sobbing was drowned by the laughter
“ Father, I give up my soul”
Jesus distorted face cried
All of earth wept as a whole
For their Messiah had died.

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A poem telling of the anguish of the followers of Jesus Christ as he was crucified

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Written on March 26, 2024

Submitted by rebcaughron on March 27, 2024

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Scheme ABABCDCDEFEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 369
Words 67
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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