Why Have You Forsaken Me? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDE FGGHAI BJDKLE BMNOJPB ABQRST ASUVW XYZBA2B2 LWC2AD2| WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME | A |
| Eli Eli lema sabachthani meaning My God my God why have you forsaken me | A |
| These are the words of my savior | B |
| On the cross which became His death mat | C |
| In anguish He suffers for my sins | D |
| Liberating me from the captivity of death | E |
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| A shameful death my savior died | F |
| With His Father on the throne of grace | G |
| As it seems uttering no word of grace | G |
| So my savior asked | H |
| Why are you so far from saving me | A |
| Hmmm take this cup away but not in my interest | I |
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| Crying out by day but you do not answer | B |
| Yet you remain enthroned Holy One | J |
| All who see Him mock Him for my sins | D |
| They hurl insults shaking their heads | K |
| Oh you Lord arise and rescue | L |
| For obedient He remains until death | E |
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| You asked for water and you were given vinegar | B |
| My sins so bitter you couldn t take a sip | M |
| Your ribs pierced so hard as how the weak spot of an armor plate is pierced | N |
| Cling to the cross with nails in your palms and feet | O |
| With blood oozing as water from the mountain | J |
| This breaks my heart | P |
| So I asked why do I make my Lord suffer | B |
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| The suffering of my Lord breaks me | A |
| I am poured out like water | B |
| And all my bones are out of joint | Q |
| My heart has turned to a wax | R |
| Melting within me like the candle | S |
| For my sins remain in my presence | T |
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| A load of my sin so heavy for him to carry | A |
| Scorned by everyone despised by the people | S |
| Aaargh Aaargh my heart breaks | U |
| Knowing my sins made him go through the pain | V |
| Get behind me sin and I will strive to sin no more | W |
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| I am nothing but a worm and not a man | X |
| But my savior died so I do not perish | Y |
| Roaring like lions that tear their prey | Z |
| Is the nature of my sin to my savior | B |
| Nailing him on the cross with no regret | A2 |
| For my sins became His cross | B2 |
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| I am pained by the atrocities I brought upon you | L |
| Be my strength as I planned to sin no more | W |
| For I hate sin and it's a compliment | C2 |
| That your death will bring perpetual salvation to me | A |
| For you have saved me and indeed I am saved | D2 |
Borklo Solomon
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 04/07/2023
Poet's note: Good Friday meditation
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