The Lamentation

Master of the Codex of Saint George
(Italian, active Florence, ca. 1315–35)

Disbelief

This cannot be farewell, it simply cannot

For us – FOR US, he gave up his life

And we? What have we sacrificed?

His life – we took for granted

Now we grieve, we mourn

We scream from the hills

We scream from the mountains

What have we done? What has happened?

Our sins will haunt us everyday

The thought of his sacrifice

For US? This can’t be so

Come back, would you kindly?