Because we cannot be clever and honest
and are inventors of things more intricate
than the snowflake -- Lord have mercy.
Because we are full of pride
in our humility, and because we believe
in our disbelief -- Lord have mercy.
Because we will protect ourselves
from ourselves to the point
of destroying ourselves -- Lord have mercy.
And because on the slope to perfection,
when we should be half-way up,
we are half-way down -- Lord have mercy.
"Kyrie" from Mass for Hard Times by R.S. Thomas
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