Self Condemned. Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

The sound of silence echoing,
beneath an unforgiving sky.
This is the place of reckoning.
All my past sins parading by.

I am abandoned and alone.
As I know I deserve to be.
Is there no way I can atone
for things I did unthinkingly?

Must I endure this misery
behind the walls which I have built.
Condemned to watch eternally
the evidence of my past guilt.

But love can reach you even there
Love can absolve you of your sin
and rescue you from black despair.
But first you must invite love in.

Love holds the key to set you free
from self imposed imprisonment.
Accept love unconditionally.
Release from your predicament.

You’re not as guilty as you feel.
You are no worse than other men
Why should you then try to conceal
your guilt.. It’s Time to start again.

Absorb the lessons from the past
Resolve this time you’ll get right
and in due course you’ll find you’ve passed
from darkness into bright sunlight.

27-Dec-08

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