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Charles Darnell
Charles Darnell
(01/19/1950 / St Martinsville, Louisiana)
Judas - Poem by Charles Darnell
Well Lord,
Here I am in the last scene of that last act.
This how you wanted it, right?
You got your crucifixion
And I hear you’ll be up and around
In a few days.
I got my silver and my regrets
And all that’s left
Is my own exit, stage right.
The props are all here,
The rope is thrown over the limb
And I just slip it on and jump!
I guess they’ll find me in a day or two,
The potter’s field awaits!
Before I go,
I want to know,
Had I willed it so,
Could I have said “no”?
I suspect you’d have used Thomas,
(He was always skeptical)
Or Peter, (he’s as malleable and dense as lead.)
He denied you three times for God’s sake!
If I had no choice,
Then why am I a villain?
Just following orders, as they say,
And believe me, it wasn’t the coin.
If I’d known what I was in for,
I’d have given it all back.
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i think you may have succeeded well.......attempting to present a different point of view.... i mean.
i really like this. i've heard of potter's field, but i'm in too much of a hurry (or too lazy) to look it up now.
to MyPoemList for sure.
bri ;)
how about a different view of Pontius Pilate (or was it Pirate?) , Goliath, and Noah? ?
some day i may type and submit 'a conversation between Jesus and His Father' i wrote some time back.
bri ;) (Report) Reply
Thanks, Bri. Actually, I have written a short poem from the view point of Pilate. It is one of some 60 poems I have written using biblical characters and stories. I have one on Goliath too! Ha! Your idea about a conversation between Jesus and his father is intriguing. If you decide not to do it, I may steal that idea. :)
very fascinating, very dramatic, too ... i like the point that men is helpless if we believe total control upon us of fate and destiny.. like it.....9 (Report) Reply