cannot bear the weight of all my sin
Alas, I fear, I’ll commit them all again
To add another pound or two of guilt
And hide behind my flame-retardant quilt
And so if Hell must have me I’ll submit
And stand accused of sins I did commit
And some, alas, that fell between the cracks
Of penalties enforced by dark robed quacks
And yet the penalty does seem severe
For one who made a mockery of fear
Now feigns the trembling words “I do not care”
To mend the garment rent without a tear
I have sinned in thoughts and words and deeds
To minister to those without a creed
Promiscuous dreams adulting lost desires
Flame retardant fuel and heart desire
Spectacle correlation a tangent powers
Mystically traversed demented demons cower
3/2/21
Britain words by James Edward Lee Sr 2021
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