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first wrongs—last rites
i don’t want to talk about
sickness and death
and funerals and things
for last rites
are the first wrongs
of those who belong
to adam’s throng.
in eden came first wrongs
and today we perpetuate
last rites
but what of the in-between
for from the first wrongs
to the last rites
there can be forgiveness
or even a bigger mess
like bigamy
or the lust of the unjust
who eat the crust
we thrust
into the faces
of the races
through the ages
seeking wages
but the wages of sin is death
don’t hold your breath
unless you’re already dead
for last rites
cannot rectify first wrongs
or pacify in-between
inconsistencies
it is a mournful hymn they sing
but i shall rise again
when the last rites
shall be washed clean
of the first wrongs
and a new song
shall belong
to the whole throng
of adam’s fallen race
who after this first going
will welcome the second coming
at the first resurrection
redemption story
when my Jesus
comes in all His Glory
when the last rites
and the first wrongs
shall be reconciled
forever
© Copyright 2023 January 20
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
sickness and death
and funerals and things
for last rites
are the first wrongs
of those who belong
to adam’s throng.
in eden came first wrongs
and today we perpetuate
last rites
but what of the in-between
for from the first wrongs
to the last rites
there can be forgiveness
or even a bigger mess
like bigamy
or the lust of the unjust
who eat the crust
we thrust
into the faces
of the races
through the ages
seeking wages
but the wages of sin is death
don’t hold your breath
unless you’re already dead
for last rites
cannot rectify first wrongs
or pacify in-between
inconsistencies
it is a mournful hymn they sing
but i shall rise again
when the last rites
shall be washed clean
of the first wrongs
and a new song
shall belong
to the whole throng
of adam’s fallen race
who after this first going
will welcome the second coming
at the first resurrection
redemption story
when my Jesus
comes in all His Glory
when the last rites
and the first wrongs
shall be reconciled
forever
© Copyright 2023 January 20
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
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