Having Confessed<\/b>
\nby Patrick Kavanagh<\/i><\/p>\n
Having confessed he feels
\nThat he should go down on his knees and pray
\nFor forgiveness for his pride, for having
\nDared to view his soul from the outside.
\nLie at the heart of the emotion, time
\nHas its own work to do. We must not anticipate
\nOr awaken for a moment. God cannot catch us
\nUnless we stay in the unconscious room
\nOf our hearts. We must be nothing,
\nNothing that God may make us something.
\nWe must not touch the immortal material
\nWe must not daydream to-morrow’s judgment\u00e2\u0080\u0094
\nGod must be allowed to surprise us.
\nWe have sinned, sinned like Lucifer
\nBy this anticipation. Let us lie down again
\nDeep in anonymous humility and God
\nMay find us worthy material for His hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Having Confessed by Patrick Kavanagh Having confessed he feels That he should go down on his knees and pray For forgiveness for his pride, for having Dared to view his soul from the outside. Lie at the heart of the … Continue reading