Lord, forgive me for my pity <br />For the vagrant and the homeless. <br />I should have given them a home <br />Instead of indulging in my finer feelings. <br /> <br />Lord, forgive me for compassion. <br />What good are lotus flowers to the suffering? <br />If I deny myself, do I not deny others? <br />Their cravings will cease when I give them bread and potatoes! <br />But I was seduced by the purity of my thoughts! <br /> <br />Lord, forgive me for my guilt. <br />I felt guilty about my lust and anger <br />When I should have felt guilty about my insincerity and laziness. <br />Lord, forgive me for shrugging my shoulders.<br /><br />John Thorkild Ellison<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/forgive-me-for-being-so-good/
