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Beautiful Body: A Sacred Poem

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

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Jun 17, 2025
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Beautiful Body

O beautiful body upon the cross,
Scored bloody by whips, and burdened with loss,
Elevated naked, dignity stripped
By those pinning nails which through your hands ripped:
Your freedom lost, free to love and to teach,
No hardened heart, it seemed, was beyond your reach;
But always there is, nay…

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