The Numerous Crucifixions of One Man
One Lamb of a Man
Often let his body’s aspects reset
Into whatever the biased
And calloused despised.
Sometimes the changes
Were ethnical,
Racial or sexual.
Many thought
The Lamb of a Man was harmful.
Bearing RED hatefulness,
WHITE supremacists
Had a drought in their BLUE eyes
When they killed that Lamb of a Man.
32 seconds beyond then,
Found in another location,
Bearing RED hatefulness
And GOLD teeth,
Black supremacists
Killed that same Lamb of a Man
To glom his GREEN.
His tempest-uncalm mom
Could not observe
Another undeserved slaughter
Of what her divinity-ensured uterus served.
The father,
While having the appearance
Of a mist,
Did resist
Viewing his son
Join another obit list.
Prior to every time
The Lamb of a Man was killed,
His request spilled,
“Father, forgive them.”
32 seconds beyond then,
Resurrected, undaunted,
The Lamb of a Man
Found other mortals to be tested.
~
by Bob McNeil
Copyright 2025
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This is a very complex poem. I had to read it several times to make sure I understood it. Regardless, it deserves multiple readings for its brilliance.
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Beautiful and cpmpassionate poem with vivid imagery and description of a continuous suffering that exists in the world
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Wow, Bob!!! This is a powerful poem. Well written, my Poet friend, Bob. Keep on writing. You are so gifted and very talented poet, My Poet Friend, Bob. Thank you so very much for sharing your poem with us!
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Marvelous!!
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excellent. The juxtaposition between Lamb-Man and later uterus Female, and the reality of reactions to this intrusion of time by their grace finds the same pretense of affirmation then as now.
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Bob McNeil’s poem is raw, bold, and thought-provoking. In simple terms, it shows how the same innocent “Lamb of a Man” is repeatedly destroyed by different forms of hatred—racial, ethnic, sexual, and economic—yet the violence always leads to the same result.
The use of colors (RED, WHITE, BLUE, GOLD, GREEN) is powerful, symbolizing nationalism, supremacy, greed, and envy, reminding us that cruelty isn’t owned by any one group. The repeated line “32 seconds beyond then” highlights how quickly lives are taken and how fast society moves on.
Despite the pain, the poem carries a message of endurance. The Lamb keeps resurrecting, forcing humanity to face its own failures again and again. This is not a comfortable poem—but it is an honest one.
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