Crossed Up: a poem and illustration by Leo Hartshorn

We looked for you in the beautiful
and found you in the blighted
We looked for you in the extraordinary
and found you in the ordinary
We looked for you in a palace
and found you in poverty
We looked for you among the famous
and found you among the forgotten
We looked for you among the powerful
and found you with the pitiful
We looked for you up in heaven
and found you hanging
up on a cross