Only a Week

 

The microcosm of one week's events

stand out in all the events of history

A glimspe of a few days in time

echo their sounds to the present day

a rapturous welcome of a King

as joyful souls sing their praises

The same souls who within a week

shouted Crucify Him! Crucify Him!

Was such caprice so well condensed

so human as to mood and moment

The prevailing religion planned his demise

as he cleansed and purified their temple

The city heaved with a fervent throng

to carry out pre ordained rituals

A wrongful arrest and false accusations

fuelled by the self righteous of an Institution

No longer do we hear the words Hosannah

but murmurings and conspiracies to kill

The final authority of an occupying power

abdicates his responsibilities and orders

The guilty go free the innocent are condemned

Crucifixion, having found no guilt

the death sentence of a slave or a dissident

Beaten, humiliated, mocked and spat on

he gave no response, not one word uttered

Betrayed by a close friend for cash

denied by another out of fear

Only a solitary black man came to help him

by carrying his burden

Together they saw him nailed and hanged to death

a mother and others stood in helpless grief

The mob cheered, a known thief they freed

the righteous taken to his grave

 

Then love and hope rose from the ashes

reunited as truth ultimately wins over death

A week of immense passion

awash with human emotion

Victors and vanquished together

were powerless before the face of God

A week we see repeated often during our life times

and over 2000 years

Out of death life is reborn

Hope always lives on