Start with a Prayer
by flammeusgladius
Start with a Prayer
With fervent hearts, they pray before the Lord
That he will bless their necessary lie
With measurable fruit and sweet accord.
They pray that he will strive to rectify
The inconsistencies that liars try
To keep out of their complicated tales—
But still find cropping up, blinking and sly.
Humanity, they know, forever fails—
And, left unaided, falls and writhes and wails.
Still, with God’s help, it’s possible to shape
A lie so wise, so wrapped in clever veils,
That corresponding truth cannot escape
The prison of dishonest stratagem.
They beg the Lord to grant that boon to them.
–Tom Riley