martyrdom

By missanthropic

love is the fucking martyr
the Christians couldn't and don't
understand it,
but they tried-
they limited it,
called it man/god/lord/Christ
can you imagine love
within the boundaries
of our humanity?
the bitterest of martyrs
three words, the trinity
spoken more than any others,
and yet the least understood-
nothing to some,
to others,
there is nothing else-
won as equally and easily as
it is lost
lied for,
fought for,
killed for,
lived for,
humiliated for,
paid for,
sold for,
died for...
what?

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Copyright 2004 missanthropic
Published on Monday, June 28, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Mr King On Thursday, July 15, 2004, Mr King (547)By person wrote:

    love... its beyond the common man's most self-righteous interpretations... yet exists right in the heart of said same common man given the right prompting... ironic.

  • Jadednoir On Tuesday, July 6, 2004, Jadednoir (28)By person wrote:

    never taste of the fruit.... hey i am catholic and yep..... Well I know this well, and you make it sound so sour.... did i mention I like sour candy? This is nice. ~Jade~

  • A former member wrote: paid for, sold for, died for... I dont know what to say, I like this poem alot, .ds

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