Sons & Daughters



gods family is cursed
i’m afraid that it’s true
he sent his only son
to see his plan through

jesus cried in the garden
‘my sorrow is death’
he pleaded with his father
then he took his last breath

he asked that abraham
do the same to his son
isaac had the same fate
but was spared by the one

the trinity is real
that’s what they say
but did god feel the pain
or the price that was paid

when god was on the cross
did he think of his father
did the wood smell like home
was it even a bother

he’ll leave the ninety nine
to search for the one
then he’ll save the world
at the hands of his son

About this poem

This poem is about religious trauma and the tragic life that Jesus must have lived. It came about as I read Matthew 26:38 in which Jesus cries that his sorrow feels like death. It brought a lot of humanity to such a divine figure. As I reflected on my own experiences in the church, I found the common dysfunctional family that exists as a part of the congregation is rooted in God’s own relationship with his son.

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Written on December 14, 2023

Submitted by alyssajulesdee.persaud on December 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA BCDC XBXB XXXX XDXD XBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 609
Words 132
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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