The Keys To the Gates
Temptation invades even the world of the innocent
As we are but human and those tendencies remain
To fight them, resist them, the will to defeat them
Is what we must deal with, we must always abstain
Be ashamed, not of looking, when beauty goes by
After all God created a variety for all to admire
But to act, yes, to act upon, that brings the shame
For consequences severe and situation’s then dire
Or, being tempted to steal, when goods are in view
If no one to claim them, it still won’t be right
Resist the temptation, do you need them that much
That you’re willing to sacrifice the gift of the light
No! I say stop. Think about what you will do
You must take responsibility for your own fate
Stand and resist, steal not goods or act upon
For that is our test, for passing through the gates
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