You may not be a Catholic
But you know confession’s role
I’m sure you must have heard
That it does wonders for the soul
It seals an open wound
Just like a surgeon with a suture
It puts away the past
So you can face a brighter future
But lest you think confessing
Is a game that can be played
It isn’t quite enough to say,
“I guess mistakes were made.”
One shouldn’t begin confession
Rather insincerely, should one
So here are three components
If you want to make a good one
Acknowledging your sin–
That’s the way you make a start
Saying what you did
In each particular and part
The second step is sorrow
(I think I’ve got that right)
It doesn’t mean a thing
Unless you really are contrite
And this is more important
Than all that’s gone before
Saying with conviction
That you vow to sin no more
The New York Times has told us
(And it truly hurt my head)
They were guilty of misleading us
Because they were misled
That may fulfill part one
But clearly not parts three and two
It doesn’t sound like penitence to me
Does it to you?
