AN HONEST CONFESSION OF A DISHONEST PERSON

AN HONEST CONFESSION OF A DISHONEST PERSON

O God! I am ever too idly busy to think of You,

I am ever too penny-pinching to offer a pittance for You,

Oh! I am ever too tall to bow and kneel before You,

Alas! The lenses of my eyes are too thick to perceive You!

O God! My memory is too full of idle stuffs to recall Your Name,

Oh! Submission for my too big a stature is a matter of sheer shame!

I do arrogantly proclaim, on my own merit and skill, I win every game,

For my every defeat, I do meanly shout and denounce, You are to blame!

O God! I am ever too hungry to follow Your magnanimous Generosity,

I am ever too elderly and dignified to accomplish ever my allotted Duty,

I am ever too thirsty to be ever quenched by Your indigestible Sermon water

Oh! I am ever too wealthy and well-heeled to accept You as my Benefactor!

O God! Aren’t I too unique and queer a species in Your great Creation?

Who else does then deserve better and faster than I the sweet Salvation?

Glossary:

 Penny-pinching – miserly

Pittance – a meager amount

Perceive – see/recognize

Recall - remember

Sheer – absolute/total

Arrogantly proclaim - proudly state publicly

Denounce – accuse/condemn

Magnanimous - kind

Generosity – bounteousness/charity

Well-heeled – rich/ well off

Benefactor - supporter

Queer – strange/surprising

©Shankar D Mishra 20.11.2017

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