One Friday

One Friday

Soldiers scourging
Twisting thorns
Piercing crown
Purple gown
Ridicule

Slapping
Bashing
Shoving deity
Meanest
Mockery

Guiltless
Faultless
Sinless
Lamb
Condemned

Man’s maker
Scrutinized
Brutalized
Pulverized
Crucified

For us.

 

Elizabeth Karram Mitchell

Photo Credit: Paul Westel

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  1. Debbie Breeding

    So simply and perfectly said!

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