A Crown of Thorns and Kisses
The air crackled with a mixture of reverence. He rested, bathed in the pulsating light of the torches, a specter both magnificent. A band of thorns encircled his brow, each point gouging into his flesh. Yet, amidst the pain, there was a strange beauty in his expression.He was both victim and victor, king, offering forgiveness. The crowd roared at t