Love Poem: Justice
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Written by: Daniel Hunter

Justice

Justice
Brought before him,
I stood alone.
Defeat had been total,
I was dead to the bone.

My emptiness complete,
to my knees I fell.
I awaited my fate,
a sentence to hell.

I bowed my head,
I couldn’t look up.
Wrath and death
filled my cup.

I awaited the blade
to strike that fatal blow.
To complete the sentence
and destroy my soul.

It wasn’t a blade 
that I had expected.
But a hand of mercy
that I once rejected.

My heart broke hard, 
tears began to roll.
This act of kindness
was beyond my control.

I could not avert
his gaze any longer.
I was weak,
he was stronger.

This death I thought
that would take place,
was taken from me
by one who showed grace.

I cannot forget 
this enemy I fought.
Who showed me mercy
with love that he bought.

Daniel 11/15