pomes of buddy don: Scourged

ScourgedThe middle-eastern radical cried outIn pain and suffering as he was scourged,The torture making sure there was no doubtThat he deserved the judgment that emerged.For he had sown the seeds of revolutionAmong the oppressed people of his land —The local powers sought their retributionAgainst him, for they did not understandThat in the battle for a people’s soul,Or for their hearts, minds and