Poem based on Good Friday John 18:1-19:42

Who is this man

They cried

This one

--welcomed just three days ago

as the Messiah

the one who would bring peace to the nation

peace to the world

who is this man

who claims to be the Son of God

who would dare to tempt

the systems we have set in motion

we are

--they cried with a voice united

civilized people

we have our laws and order

--and our punishments for those

--who like our friend here

--choose

----(or are chosen)

----to be more than we have room for

this Jesus from Nazareth

hung up there

in pain and death

--just like any common

--------------(scapegoat)

------------------criminal

the King of Jews

with no kingdom of this world

and few to follow

Our

--------(law and order)

------------------Justice has a way

to keep things from getting

out-------------of----------------control

with anyone

------(God)

who would disrupt

this life of ours

who

-------is this Jesus of Nazareth

-------(Father)

that he should come here

where we have things

as we want them

-----------(forgive them)

and want nothing more

------(for they know not what they do)