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Crux

By safewrite

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

Save me your platitudes - You don’t understand. If God does, I shudder. Does that mean That this is part Of what Christ bore On the cross? Or does it mean That when they say Christ was tested and tried In every way That this was one of them? Did he suffer abuse? Was he raised in a dysfunctional home? Was he hit? Was he violated. Yet without sin? It is not a sin To be a victim. But it does tend to give people a chance To nail you. Written December 28th, 2001 © on Dec 27 2001 06:38 PM PST   18 • 0 • 13

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