Forgiveness
Men who fear to cross a road
which leads out of the dark
will never know the light that shines
upon the truth writ in these lines.
To give offence to the offender
Is not the true intent,
but more to place a lamp that glows
where immorality sorely grows.
How can one be blinded thus
and stub a naked toe
when someone dares to point the way
for all to see as clear as day.
No doubt, anon the world will frown
if nighttime comes too soon,
wondering why you snuffed the flame
that burns the crooked path of shame.
I crossed the road in darkness
and never saw the light,
from darkness into darkness
embracing horse and harness.
The fool is always guilty:
broad the road he chooses
but somewhere in the night,
there is a shining light.
A man was standing by the road
unnoticed in the dark;
the darkness was as light to him
his light had never dimmed.
Accused by death itself,
I confessed that I had sinned;
a man came in our presence
and spoke in my defence.
"I'll serve his crime
and pay the price
whatever is imposed."
Thus the case was closed
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