They're watching

After Luke 14:1-11

They’re always there,

always watching,

carefully looking

for the smallest error,

for the slightest misstep,

for any opening to reject,

to ridicule, to pounce.

He was watching, more closely

than expected, for the trap, the snare,

seeing it clearly when it came,

and he posed questions 

they don’t answer, questions

they cannot answer, questions

simple and direct, answers

so obvious, and they knew 

they had ensnared themselves.

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