The Question part four

My apologies for not posting this yesterday. Here's part three, in case you need a refresher.

Part Four

Rushing,

The crowds of townsfolk

Bustle around me.

Housewives

Doing their morning shopping.

Peddlers

Hawking their wares.

Young women

Giggling and gossiping.

All these

And more

Fill the crowded marketplace.

I slip,

Unnoticed,

Between shoppers and stalls.

I listen to every word they say.

One name

Is on everyone’s lips,

The name of the one

Who I have followed.

“The Prince!”

They say,

“The one who calls Himself

Son of the Great King!”

Matronly women

Talk knowingly with their friends

About Him.

“I heard

He raised a girl from the dead,”

Says one.

“My cousin told me

That He gave sight to a girl blind from birth!”

Exclaims another.

“My husband says

That He knows more about the Great King than anyone,

Even the Elders!”

Another whispers.

Speculations fly
About who He is.

“He is the one we have heard of,

The one who says a Deliverer is coming!”

“He is one of the heroes of old,

Come back to lead us!”

“He is a prophet,

Sent with a message from the Great King!”

Everyone seems to have an opinion

But I do not think

That anyone truly knows for sure.

I leave the city,

Running out the gates

And back to the place

Where our group stopped

While I went on ahead

To find out what the townspeople say

About our leader.

I approach Him respectfully.

He turns to me.

“You have returned.

What have you learned?”

I tell Him what I heard.

“Some say

You are the One who proclaims a Deliverer is coming.

Others say

You are a hero of old

Or a prophet.”

He nods slowly.

“And you, Teresa,

Who do you say I am?”
I hesitate.

I have pondered the question

Many times

Despite having followed Him

This long.

Who is He?

Who am I following?

I feel as if every eye in the group

Is on me.

Who is He?

Who am I following?

I look up,

Into His eyes,

And I realize

I knew all along

But I would not admit it.

“You are,”

I begin.

“You are

The Prince of Peace,

Son of the Great King.”

The Prince of Peace smiles.