Michael Angelo’s masterpiece immortalises the profound bond between Jesus Christ and his mother, capturing the power of maternal love amidst sorrow and sacrificial love in this poignant poem by Sanjukta, exclusively for Different Truths.
The death-spitting nails Hammered into the flesh Blood dripping like red rain Gory gashes in the nailed arms Nailed bleeding feet The Crown of Thorns Trickling a red flow Jesus Christ lifeless in the embrace Of the most endearing, gentle arms Reposing in the nurturing lap A timeless Carrara marble Signed by Michael Angelo Sculpted mother and child Frozen forever in a togetherness Alive forever as a signature Of maternal bonding A son bleeding to death In the arms of his mother.
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Dr Sanjukta Dasgupta is a poet, short story writer, critic, and translator. She was a General Council of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, member and the Convenor English Advisory Board Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. She is the President of the Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata and has twenty-six published books. Her poems have been translated into German, Serbian, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, and Tamil.
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