They have all fled,
your friends and brothers,
and left me here
to hold on to your mother
and watch,
it is all I can do now,
just watch,
as your blood leaves your body
your skin pierced with thorns
of anger
and fear
and hate,
all I can do is keep my eyes on you
so you will know that I see
and will remember
your pain
your sacrifice
your unending love.
I will watch, my Lord,
and I will see,
with all of me, I see
and I weep
as you close your eyes to me
and leave
I
see
and
I
weep.