An elegy for innocence
Our heart once pure is soiled,
by cravings of ego,
the thrust of lust unjust,
a flame wherein we burn
and now we’ve lost God’s trust.
Our heart once pure is soiled,
which happened when we swam
in dark desire’s rivers,
where we befriended fear,
that has us in shivers.
Our heart once pure is soiled,
owing to ignorance,
mistaken we’re this form,
an untruth that stifles,
caress of love’s touch warm.
Our heart once pure is soiled,
since the day we chose to
turn our back to God’s light
and so now we suffer
in darkness of the night.
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