Can You Feel It?

Can you see it?
Can you feel it?
The pain and the suffering
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it?
The agony and the screaming
We all exclaimed at the top of our lungs,
Stay down!
Stay down!
Its not worth it
But no, He kept getting back up
With every piece of glass that pierced His skin
With every crack of that whip
With tears dripping down His cheeks
He yelled out in pain 
But never quit.
Teary-eyed we yelled 
Please just stay down
But no, He kept getting back up
Can you see it?
Can you feel it?
The love and determination
Though we forsaked 
Though we denied
Though we sinned
He still took every whip,
Every insult, every tongue lashing,
Every spit in the face,
Every accusation
On one knee with blood dripping
In agonizing pain, He lifted His heavy head 
And looked into the eyes of every person
There who was doing the unimaginable to Him
And whispered the three most powerful words
A person can ever say:
I LOVE YOU!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Strand Avatar
December 13, 2009 at 8:14 AM
This style is a signature that says 'Steve',may your talents blossom in this & other genre 2010 ,Steve.Rgds Brian
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September 20, 2009 at 4:07 AM
This gave me chills - Loved it!
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