Broken hallelujahs

Broken hallelujahs*

Broken hallelujahs;

caustic calls of crucify,

the hill christens the dying.

Broken hallelujahs;

thorny prince

with piercing crown.

Broken hallelujahs;

tears, blood, pain

and the shock of nail.

Broken hallelujahs;

at the dawn of eternity

the flag of death is hoisted.

Broken hallelujahs;

eyes close who cannot stare

God shuts out the light.

Broken hallelujahs;

only the tunic relies

on the turn of a dice.

*note:

I didn't know until I googled it but Christian Scharen has written a book called 'Broken Hallelujahs'. However, the phrase was planted in my head from Leonard Cohen's song 'Hallelujah'