Put Away The Shame

 People talk 'bout getting right 

with Almighty God.

I wish I may, I wish I might,

but I'm too badly flawed,

and 'holiness' is not a word

that is used 'round here.

Sitting 'neath Damocles' sword,

it's all so very clear

that sincere repentance 

is all the I can give.

The Christ took on my sentence,

He died so I could live

and I must put away my shame

to honour His bright holy name.

The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is ORIGINAL.

After what ol' Adam did,

no sin can be original 

because his action truly hid

the unblemished aboriginal

and put in its noble place

the cunning scheming man

who thought that it was earthly grace

to undermine God's plan.

Well, that whole thing sure went wrong,

and bore a crushing fearful cost.

No more with God did he belong,

and paradise was lost,

but God is quite a schemer, too,

and gave His Son for me and you.

Dogs never fell, says Sylvia, so they can't sin. Therefore, you should give me more ice cream.