cross to bear

i have had to
close these eyes
for relief from
the blindness
that's been
visited upon me

your silence cries
an urgent warning
you know not 
what it is you do
or who it is you see

i did not choose
this bloody cross
that has been
prepared for me
to save you from
your sightless state
so that you might
claim to see

i must not opt 
to leave it now
the wheel of life
has turned again
our drama must
continue til it's
prophetic end
only then might you
come to know
what it is you do
and who it is you see

it was never me that
you were looking at
twas only ever thee
yes, only thee
your blindness
was complete
it was impossible
for you to see

if you could have
closed those eyes
you might have
come to see
it was not me
you placed upon
this bloody cross
twas only ever thee
yes, only thee