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A Covenant with My EyesI have made a pledge with my eyes, Not to look at girls otherwise; In some sort of lustful way, That would cause me to go astray. Then how could I hunger or thirst, At a woman and be coerced; Except that I need for the ear, A covenant as not to hear. She would seduce me with her lure, To follow her in through her door; So I need to also complete, A compact dealing with my feet. Maybe she tries to hold my hand, I need to make them understand; That this woman is not my wife, And could easily wreck my life. I have heard the lies seen deceit, Stepped into pleasure with my feet; Never thought how it might be, What would God above do to me? Let God weigh me on honest scales, See what level my life entails; So He knows I have unity, Now with the Holy Trinity. If my footsteps have left a path, God should not spare me from His wrath; If my heart has followed my eyes, My hands are stained rotting in lies. If seduced by the girl next door, Then God rives the pleasure no more; Let my wife grind for another, Sowed in the womb of my mother. Copyright © 2012 Richard Newton Sherrer Vote for this poem
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