Stern Teachers
How can we recognize when we’re wrong;
what is the determinant sign?
Many are the times we simply go along;
unwilling to argue or whine.
When the pangs of guilt suddenly arrive;
we succumb to the obvious truth;
forgoing temptations to cajole or conive;
while giving up demands for proof.
The walls of reality then seem to close in;
leaving us no place to hide;
allowing the quicksand of guilt to sink in;
my conscience replaced by pride.
Ever so slowly we sink deeper in guilt;
while hoping no others find out;
the heat causing us, like flowers, to wilt;
frustration demanding we shout.
As our guilt subsides; we sink in despair;
no longer knowing where to turn;
looking for excuses; not finding them there;
our guilt, forced us to learn.
Ultimately, our guilt becomes depression;
and the darkness closes in;
our only peace will come from confession;
for darkness is the picture of sin.
All failures, in life, were meant to be;
truth isn’t taught in bleachers,
only failures give us the eyes to see;
experience makes for stern teachers.
Monty 11/26/24. # 2,474