Mary Magdalene

When Mary washed his feet he didn't stare down like an ordinary man. No lust blazed in his eyes, although her milky bust, thighs and neck were there for him. Her hair brushed his calves, her hands reached past his knees. She was just doing what she'd always done. It was still early. Her lips had just begun. Her earthly thoughts commingled with the breeze. He focused on what was to come: his trial, his torture and his death. He didn't want it, rebuking Mary with a gentle smile. She covered up with sorrow and a veil. And I sign my name beneath this sonnet, a man who lusted and who knew her well.