I Saw You Hanging

Jesus, I saw you hanging there alone Like truth that needs neither props nor supports Deserted by your studiously chosen apostles and Disowned by Peter, James and his brother, the approved inner circle Jesus, I saw you hanging on the cross Like a slaughtered goat for public sale Condemned by the elders who induced the masses to ‘crucify’ Convicted by Annas and Caiphas the diligent chief priests! Jesus, I saw you hanging at Golgotha, the place of sculls Like a criminal with no legal practitioners to defend Beaten with cruel hands, legs and whips Belittled with filthy motions, petitions and abuses Jesus, I saw you hanging outside the gate with your cassock missing Like an un-ordained ordinary layman Accused by both religious and secular powers that wish to stand apart Avenged by Herod, the foxy culprit, and Pilate, the cautiously benevolent Jesus, I saw the truth hanging there alone With neither props nor supports to ease her suffering Jesus, I saw truth hanging on the cross Forsaken by both the elites and the masses When truth didn’t profit them Jesus, I saw truth hanging at Golgotha, The meeting place for sacred and secular Abandoned by ministers of Church and State While truth disturbed the status quo Jesus, I saw truth hanging outside the gate Humiliated and defeated, ready for burial Because truth refused to compromise