And for what
would I ask forgiveness?
For being ready to love
and be loved?
For hoping against the odds
that your pursuit was true,
not bent on mere lust
nor undertaken frivolously . . .
And for what
would I seek to repent?
For giving of myself -
flesh and feelings
allowing you into
my home and heart
wishing for reality out of fantasy . . .
No, I believe
that you should make
that particular plea
to Me -
Offer your explanations;
bear more than platitudes
and euphimisms...
Wish forgiveness, and beg understanding
which I can surely say
will not be soon
in coming...
Yes, I wish you to wear
your crown of thorns
in your humbled posture
for my sisters to see and know:
Beware, this thief of charity,
this minor god of perplexity;
do not entertain his practiced woe
lest you become prey as well
for his appetite of need . . .
Here is a warning, women:
Heed it well!
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