Crucifixion Poem by Rishini Fernando

Last Sunday,
Last Sunday, I saw eyes light with
appreciation.
Today the Friday,
Today the Friday, I see eyes burn with
hatred.
The governor asks whom do you want alive,
Me?
or
Them?
....................
I lower my eyes,
I lower my head
I feel you are looking at me with,
the same shimmering eyes.
Then I hear you say kill him! kill him!
I know who ‘him' means.
Lowering my eyes was a good a choice indeed.
.................
I am to be crushed and crucified sooner,
Sooner, ‘As you desired'.
Along the climb to my last moments
your ‘vanished' affections,
your mocking faces will haunt me.
...................
And the truth is my beloved,
you will never see
I was crucified hours ago,
When I stood before you.
When you were the judge
And
I was the culprit.