beneath the cross
ignorant men
gambling for something they could not keep
just as He did not keep them at His death
“Father, forgive them” He prayed
instead
beneath the cross
the ignorant watched and waited
then one proclaimed
“truly He was the Son of God!”
His life His own
Spirit given up
instead
beneath the cross
the pagans who dealt in death
erected life to leave from cross’s cruelish crucifixion
received their pay
while He —Savior for all who called His Name
paid for their sins
instead