Whitney Albright - 'Royalty'

Day after day I wonder why the greatest king of our world was not treated like a king. <br />How could the most holy man that ever walked upon our earth be considered even less than a man or less than anything? <br />Such a life was not suitable for a king of his being. <br />Nobody noticed the people he was freeing. <br /> <br />And oh, it makes me enraged, yet furious. <br />Why would his people make him out to be so spurious? <br />There were no diamonds dangling from his ears. <br />No luxurious jewels did appear. <br />Not a ruby or sapphire or garnet, not even a crown. <br />He had no respect for his renown. <br /> <br />Think of the garments a king would wear. <br />Now picture a man so desolate, so bare. <br />My king should have been clothed in royal purple linen and silk. <br />The people denied a man of his ilk. <br />Oh, but he should have been given a variety of furs. <br />This man should have been showered from head to toe in myrrh. <br /> <br />No one fell to bow at his feet. <br />Only few would consider him elite. <br />Most of the world found it rather easy to fill their hearts with malice. <br />To me, this man should have owned a palace. <br />But his people, his own, placed nails in his hands! <br />To this very day, I don’t understand. <br />How grateful am I that he died for his own! <br />My king deserved to dwell at his throne. <br /> <br />His people were forever saved. <br />Christ loved them so much he took it to his grave. <br />Many centuries later, I worship him for his valor in danger. <br />My father to me is no stranger. <br />I honor and love him with all my loyalty. <br />People of the world, did you know that we are royalty?<br /><br />Whitney Albright<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/royalty-4/