the Boy wore
worn-out clothes
and shoes full of holes
so the kids at school
cut Him
with sharp deeds
and words
thread-bare anger
was too hard to control
when they called
His Mother a whore
the Child fought the good fight
against cruelty and hate
going home with bruises
and a broken heart every day
the rumors reached His Mother,
the kindest soul you could find,
and She told Him,
“Pay them no mind,
their hearts are full of boulders
and their heads are full of straw,
but they're still worthy of love”
unbeknownst to all
the Boy grew up to be a King
who died for everybody’s sins
the good and the bad
as a Man
He loved everyone
and was hard to make angry
no mattered what
they had done
when others asked Him
why are You so loving
to the ones who hurt you?
He answered,
“Because their hearts
are full of boulders
and their heads full of straw.
but they're still worthy of love”
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