The Romance

The music begins
I am held by loving arms
He gently kisses my head
Warmth spreads over my body
I am loved.
He picks me up and twirls me in the air
I am thrilled.
Something catches my eye
A dark, foreboding, but handsome face
It is attracting.
I slip away from the arms of the One who loved me
I step towards the open arms of the other man
But the moment I am in his arms
His gentle smile becomes cruel and hideous.
I reach out for Love
But the Dark One pulls me down.
He won’t let go.
The One I left stands alone
Tears streaming down His face
I cry out for Him
Gently, He releases me from my captor…
And takes my place.
I watch as the Dark One torments Him
He is beaten, bruised, and bloody.
I couldn’t bear to look at Him.
But He looked at me
He opened His arms wide to show me
He still loved me.
Then He died.
The music stopped
I fell to the floor weeping as my enemy crept toward me
He stood above me now.
He bent down to get me off the floor
When suddenly the ground shook
He fell to his knees as I looked around in wonder
I looked towards the One who loved me
He wasn’t there
His body wasn’t there
I turned and saw the Dark One on his knees
He was hiding his face from Him
The One who I saw die
The One who I thought was dead
The One who had taken my place
The One who forgave me
The One who loved me
Was alive!
Silently He glared at the enemy
Who, like the coward he was, crept away in defeat
Then He looked at me
He held out His hand and smiled.
I looked at the offered hand
There was something there that wasn’t there before
Proof of His love
I took the hand and He lifted me from the floor
I looked away from Him
Tears of shame flowed down my face
Sobs shook my body
He held me close and wiped away the tears
He held out His hand again
I look at the scar in His wrist
I am speechless
The music begins again
I am held by loving arms
He gently kisses my head
Warmth spreads over my body
I am loved.