Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ONLY A JEW, by DAVID BANKS SICKLES


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ONLY A JEW, by                    
First Line: Nobody cares, for he's only a jew
Last Line: Cannot be blighted by passion or hate.
Subject(s): Bible; Crucifixion; Jesus Christ; Jews; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion; Judaism


NOBODY cares, for he's only a Jew,
Crush him with vengeance in sight of the cross!
All of his allies are feeble and few,
Vice is his jewel and virtue his dross.

Only a Jew, like the prophets of yore,
Bearing with patience his burdens and wrongs;
Leader of liberty, maker of law,
Singing with David the sweetest of songs.

Only a Jew, with his epics and art,
Charming the ages with music divine;
Ravage his fireside and shiver his heart,
'Till he partakes of the bread and the wine.

Only a Jew—like the loved Nazarene,
Full of forgiveness and pity for all;
Giving them alms with a hand that's unseen,
Lifting the weak when they totter and fall.

Only a Jew in the reign of thought,
Winning his way in the ranks of the great;
Marvels of beauty his genius has wrought,
Cannot be blighted by passion or hate.





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