44.  A God of Flesh and Bone

They call you the "Universal" Christ,

A deeper understanding of a mystery

Wrapped in Shiva, in Buddha,

in all the gods our little hearts strive

to understand.

But how can that be when You

Were the only one to lay your life

Down for the very ones who killed

You, something I've never seen

Shiva, or Buddha, or all the other

gods who lay claim to a world

You built before the foundation

of time ever do.

Maybe You're not universal

But personal, a God of flesh

And bone and heart and Spirit

And the only reason I can breathe,

In and out,

And deny all others

Who claim glory

That's only ever been Yours.