The Crown of Thorns
©1984, 2004 John C. Lind
Asked no questions I wondered Why
Empowered by an Unseen Force
Forbidden Words forever Survive
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do
elwi elwi lama sabacqani
I beheld the Face of Doom
I was wheeled into the Room
The Sky was Cracked. My Cross was borne
Upon my head was a Crown of Thorns
This should be my time to Die
The Night was marked by Clouds forlorn
As I groped for my Crown of Thorns
I did not fall throughout the Course
of the Crowning Blow that adorned
unto me the Crown of Thorns
Beyond millennia and countless lives
their Speakers die and some may mourn
The Wearers of the Crown of Thorns