The Messiah's Rejects

He took it upon himself to reveal
his identity as the long awaited
saviour of humankind, he born of an
ancient tradition of belief in a singular
almighty presence hovering over the
creation of existence. Judean by birth
with the mind of a theological scholar
he spoke convincingly of a world of
equality and plenty for all, extolling
the wisdom of faith and faith in the
Almighty whose intimate emissary
he was, born to sorrow and sacrifice.
His life and death have resonated
throughout the millennia, the faithful
true to his exegesis, responding in
trust of his persona elevated beyond
that of all other lives, his purpose to
be martyred for the divine truth of
God's message. Little might he or his
disciples imagine the course of history
much less that those of whose faith he
was one would suffer endless penalties
for their complacency while the world
recognized unquestioning his message
deploring his heritage but embracing
the narrative of God's own word.The
messenger of faith so exalted, he is
now celebrated by all who detest his
heritage as a black mendicant, a desert
Bedouin, a speaker of Arabic not 
Aramaic. Glory unto God's very own
Ignominy and desolation to his kind.