I always loved Jesus
long-haired and bearded
deer eyed and white smile-toothed
as my elder brother
unseen
walking with me
holding my hand
calling our God father
As years went by
I drifted
finding things he said
not possible for me to do
having neither the will nor the desire to
try, even; love grown lesser
But like Buddha
whom I loved second best
he never faded
in my eyes
I always knew what he stood for
still do
and unashamed
don’t deny
that though I may be Judas
Jesus remains my lighthouse
when my ship is in storms
it’s still his name I cry out
whether help comes or doesn’t come
no longer having the right to demand
for sweeter than any other name
is the name of this man for a single thing
to me, that when a woman
was being stoned for adultery
no one tried blaming the man then
and only he could turn the tide
and make them drop their fury.
That deed alone would earn
him this pre-eminence in my heart
not to mention his other actions.
Lovely !!!
ty allen 🙂