~ I.N.R.I. *

I wish
To reflect
On the open vein
In my wrists,
They are not my doing
But yours,
The nails still there
To prove it
And the lance
In my heart.

Cry the women
at my feet.
If I am God
Why the pain?

* Initials for the Latin title Pontius Pilate had written over the head of Jesus Christ on the cross (John 19:19): "Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm" - The English translation is "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."