I'd Rather Bear a Thousand Crosses Than My Own

I'd Rather Bear a Thousand Crosses Than My Own

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned

Starved a neighbor, killed my kin.

Stolen that which wasn’t mine,

Betrayed my husband, kissed a shrine.

Coveted that which I didn’t own,

Denied the Sabbath, splintered bone.

Broken laws and cast off Christ

Burned the cross and cursed in twice.

Forgive me Father, but truth must fly --

All that above? They’re all just lies.

Ah, the defensive tales I twirl.

For all I did

Was kiss a girl.