A Changing Heart
I
It's all about doin'
What's best for you,
Why bother with doin'
The just and the true?
Ya gotta do it to them,
Before they do it to you...
Confiteor Deo omnipotenti
Et vobis, fratres,
Quia peccavi nimis...
II
Day by day,
Squinting through
Scale-covered eyes,
Looking without seeing,
Seeing without thinking,
Thinking only: "What's in it for me...?"
Cogitatione...
III
Listen, my friend,
And heed my advice:
Walk through this world
With guile and guise -
Why tell the truth
When a lie will suffice?
Verbo...
Say anything-
Do anything;
After all,
It's only Wrong
If you're Caught...
Opere et omissione:
Mea culpa,mea culpa,
Mea maxima culpa
IV
And yet...
In the stillness
Of the approaching night
A still small voice admonishes:
"From you who have been entrusted with much -
From you who have been given much -
Much will be demanded;
Much will be asked
Of you... "
Ubi caritas
Et amor,
Deus ibi est.
Inspired by:
* Personal experience
* Luke 12:48 The Holy Bible, New International Version
* Liturgical prayers of the Catholic Church
It's all about doin'
What's best for you,
Why bother with doin'
The just and the true?
Ya gotta do it to them,
Before they do it to you...
Confiteor Deo omnipotenti
Et vobis, fratres,
Quia peccavi nimis...
II
Day by day,
Squinting through
Scale-covered eyes,
Looking without seeing,
Seeing without thinking,
Thinking only: "What's in it for me...?"
Cogitatione...
III
Listen, my friend,
And heed my advice:
Walk through this world
With guile and guise -
Why tell the truth
When a lie will suffice?
Verbo...
Say anything-
Do anything;
After all,
It's only Wrong
If you're Caught...
Opere et omissione:
Mea culpa,mea culpa,
Mea maxima culpa
IV
And yet...
In the stillness
Of the approaching night
A still small voice admonishes:
"From you who have been entrusted with much -
From you who have been given much -
Much will be demanded;
Much will be asked
Of you... "
Ubi caritas
Et amor,
Deus ibi est.
Inspired by:
* Personal experience
* Luke 12:48 The Holy Bible, New International Version
* Liturgical prayers of the Catholic Church
Published by Mike Powers
Winner of the 2010 Best of AC Award in the Books category, I am a freelance writer with extensive experience writing online book, movie, and music reviews, poetry, short stories, and other articles of gener... View profile
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42 Comments
Post a CommentWow! What an unusual poem! I didn't always understand the Latin, but I thought it added a richness to the poem. Loved the photo! I felt like I could have reached down and picked up a
piece of that driftwood.
Not familiar with the Latin, but the rest of it really hit home. Wonderful!
very cool!! *****
Revisiting :)
Just Wonderful.....I remember the Latin mass....so long ago
Awesome!
Great writing Mike! So true!
Great writing Mike! So true!
Wow...I love this poem and the photo you added. Nice work!
Revisiting :)