Why can't I be the foolish shepherd
who* is given to change
and leaves his sheep?

Because at first we speak spiritually
and do not accept such things
as trickery
and the binding on of burdens
as the religious leaders of Jesus' day

To fight against Christ Himself
is the M.O. of what falls away
but I and those with me
even as they are my children
we are as sheep in wolves' clothing-
of the cross
is there another example that can be so precisely and accurately made?