Sinner

I don’t know how to begin
or to end this rather unpoetic prose
there is no beginning and will be no end
this cycle will simply continue

I don’t know how to admit
that I missed all the signs
and saw things that weren’t there
Now my hallucinations have gotten the better of me
they’re inescapable; I’ve been trapped in their lair

I don’t know how to amend
the wrongs I’ve excused for my soul
so many crimes I’ve committed
in the name of human nature, selfless and cruel

I don’t know how to follow
the revealed truth, timeless and pure
and kill the heart’s desire
all in one fell swoop

I don’t know how to accept
I’m a sinner whose repentance will be manifold
but its hardly forgive and forget
I’m human, and that’s my only excuse.