It should have been me

Royston 1946 (Reading)



Lost in the crowd hoping God did not see,
the part that I'd played in Christ's agony.
For I'd cried "Hosanna, " then "Crucify."
Then stood there at His trial and watched Him die.

Joined sadistic soldiers and the fickle crowd
with Pilate standing there pompous and proud.
Watched this gross miscarriage of the law
that was so brutal, so offensive, so raw.

Jesus stood silent in the midst of it all,
the scapegoat upon whom God's wrath would fall.
It should have been me. I'm the guilty one.
It should have been me. Not God's only Son
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Submitted by royston on April 25, 2021

Modified on April 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCXX DDEE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 545
Words 101
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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