Communion

As
I dip a piece of broken bread
into grape juice
in a cheap styrofoam cup
My mind races
to
clips from movies,
scripture read so many times

Your body
hanging from
a bloodied cross

The King of Kings,
Pierced
by nail, thorn and spear

A phrase whispers through
my mind,
"This
changes everything"

Pierced
for our sins

Crushed
for our iniquities

The Lord of Lords,
Son of God,
battered, bruised and hanging
from a bloodied tree

Beaten and torn,
"This is My body"

Poured out,
"This is my blood"

Broken for me broken
for you
 This,
this changes everything

And I dip a piece of broken bread
into grape juice
in a cheap styrofoam cup