If you were penitent,
Long ago there was a time;
If you were a sinner and
If you committed a crime.
If you were a believer
And in God you did believe.
To the Temple and the Priest
A tribute you would leave.
That would absolve you
Of the sins of the past.
And if you paid more
Of the sins since the last.
Dark were those days.
But times change, you see.
You've right to your want
And to be and let it be.
Cocksure you need to be-
You need not be penitent.
Sins go into the cupboard,
Who really is omniscient?
(This is posted for 3WW. The prompts are Believe, Penitent, Tribute)
