His eyes

After Matthew 21: 1-11

Why I noticed this

I’m not sure, but

amid the shouts

and songs and praises

and homage of thousands

lining the roads, I saw

his eyes, aware that

shouts and songs and

praises would soon

turn to condemnation

and demands for death.

He knew what was coming,

he knew the people

lining the road, he knew

their hearts, and he 

understood that his death

was the only payment

sufficient for the people.

Photograph by Quinten de Graaf via Unsplash. Used with permission.