Jesus Passion Poems

Raised in the church, ingrained in Christian belief 
of confession, repentance, true grief. 
A sinner and ill-behaved
salvation I craved
I’m nervous
saved?
for service?
That journey I braved
confirmed the...

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FIRE! UPDATED 1998 IN 2021 BY COVERUPS PAYOFFS
GARGANO FAKED HIS OWN DEATH MEMORIAL DAY 1999
THE CAR BOMB THAT ENDED MY LIFE AT LEAST AS I'VE...

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everywhere people
shouting with palms all around -
hosanna o king

a week passed quickly
evil persons filled the streets -
murmurs of pure hate

kill now the traitor
he is not...

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he sought them and taught them,
leaving hearts excited
by the need for love that believes
in the life beyond the night,
the life that is grace’s gift,
the life...

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INTRO:
I have prepared

Hook:
a season of joy should not go by without jubilation
so I'm not judging descent yuletide celebrations
but I don't forget the word
I reflect on...

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Why is it that we try to rush God? Haven't we learn that we cannot rush Him? He is the creator of time and everything...

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Heavy as sin, 
Trusting nothing, no one,
Never more than a distant fog,
Secreting the promises,
Fading into the yesterdays,
Stirring stars, shimmering 
Resting on the night, breathless
As daybreak...

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Saying Goodbye

I am bad about saying goodbye. 
I hate doing it. 
I don't want to do that, 
at all, ever!
It makes my heart heavy, 
my...

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Lust is the
ladylike curve
of the Ottoman kilij
that kisses
the jugular vein
of the pagan wanderer,
as he slumbers underneath
the Esfahani opulence of
temptation’s velveteen
Pashmina fleece...

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Foggy mists engulfed the bright
When raindrops fell throughout the night
The lampposts glowed at midnights dark
When sweethearts kissed at Lover's Park
 
 
A kiss that did...

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In the silence of the heart,
There comes a joy – a spark
Hope that remembers to dream,
Joy that flows through faith,
Love that never grows dim –
Love...

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Beneath the wounds
                      ...

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It rhymes with compassion
It never goes out of fashion
It is heart’s greatest ration,
This utterly delightful passion

It rhymes with inspiration
It brings my heart such elation
It is...

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It is no small feat to attempt to speak 
of the dying of our Lord
who sacrificed Himself for us 
by a fate far worse than...

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In a place where hearts don’t mend
There were dreams that faded, never waiting
For the light to fall across their night, there bold, black
Fear, the apprehension...

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