Crucifixion

Jesus walked this earth as a man,
but I didn’t see it,
seeing him only as God.

Oh, there were hints
of impatience, irritation, and rage.
But I turned the page.

When it comes to the Crucifixion,
I see a man
dying a horrible death.

And I die with him,
crying out my outraged questions:
Why hate? Why war?

Immanuel came among us!
On Earth he died!
But we are not like him at all.
We make demands.

Instead, I try
committing myself
to his Father’s hands.