I Will Not Pass On What
I Have Received
A hurtful insult which at
him was leveled
along with a gratuitous
mother comment
with spit that did hit
true in that moment;
crowd hoping to make him
feel bedeviled,
He strains to hold back
the human desire,
tit for tat, and do
exchange hate for hurt,
and stand up for his own
dignity to assert
that he could condemn them
all to hellfire.
But he prays to accept that
peculiar honor
sharing pain suffered by
unknown brothers
and sisters who also were
beaten by others
driven by fear to make
them blame fodder.
Jesus, help me love to
turn my other cheek
that I’ll find your
strength in seeming meek.
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