Poised atop the universe, standing amid splendor
He gazed down into the abyss.
And gathering the courage borne of love
Stepped off the edge, and dove into the world he had created.
Down, down he plunged, farther and farther from the warmth and the light
Into the darkness and the coldness and the squalor
Past the holy and the righteous, past the proud and the mighty
Until he reached those most unlike him.
There he stopped, amid the most unlovely
Standing with those we despise, the ones we think are least
And reached out his hands, covered with scars and calluses
To carry their burdens and their pain.
He stayed with them, through the long, dark night
While we enjoyed our goodness
And having given them all he had, soared back to the pinnacle
Leaving them a promise of life and love.
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