Remember Me - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Brother, do you remember me

I am the one before your life

I'm the one without a name.

I was cursed and I banished

from the garden of the fathers

with a cross upon my shoulders—

a burden for the sins of others.

I had no bread, I had no wine

and no redemption from the Sin.

I had no flowers, I had no shrine

under the elderberry tree.

I was taken to the river

with half a coin in my hand

and on the bank I lay waiting

for the ferryman to come.

His face was a shadow

he was as old as time itself

and when I asked him for his name

with a cold smile said 'guess'.

We sailed across the river

and entered in the marble gate.

I was frozen; I shivered;

I was abandoned to my fate.

Brother, do you remember me

I am the one before your life

I'm the one without a name.