God's Son

• Zara Berrigan, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2022

As I looked up at the cross,
I heard people yelling at the top of their lungs, “Kill him! Kill him!’’
“But why what has he done?’’
“Forgive them!’’ Jesus yelled to the others next to him
as the thorns in his skin, hair and sweat mangled
dropped blood as he said, “Meet me in paradise.”
It turned BLACK as his heart stopped.
His breath started to run out. His blood stopped flowing.
The church curtains RIPPED!
and then we all knew…
HE WAS THE CHOSEN ONE.
The Messiah, The King of kings, The Lord of all lords, Promise keeper,
The Holy One,
God’s son.