Love; Incarnate

I'm a Nazarene.
And in passing
Manly, strong-built, a woodworker
See how it lives.

I am Magdelene.
And here, knee-dropped
Eye-bent, a fallen woman's tears
Softer over
Flexing its true godly power
Witness; forgives.
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