Kindly Save Me From This Sorrow... Poem by Denis Martindale

Kindly save me from this sorrow, as I apologise...
Confessing before tomorrow... no time to tell you lies...
But with a naked heart to bear... the symbols of my shame...
Forgiveness is my only prayer... I ask in Jesus Name...
Extend to me the courtesy... that friendship's known to bring...
As Christ forgave on Calvary... as Saviour, Lord and King...
And imitate the love within... that noble souls possess...
Restoring me from every sin... restoring happiness...
For perfect love condemns not one... not even prodigals...
The father welcomed home his son... praised God for miracles...
That's why I ask forgiveness now... from one who loved me so...
Can you forgive my sins somehow? In truth, I need to know...

If not, I know not what to do... I know not what to say...
To hold a grudge, that's up to you... or gently bid me stay...
Love stretches out to save the lost... it makes a sacrifice...
Love reaches out and pays the cost... then offers Paradise...
Love looks beyond the setbacks seen... love widens still its scope...
Love lingers like an evergreen... the symbol of Man's hope...
While love made Jesus leave His Throne... to live until He died...
The choice is yours and yours alone... none other can decide...
Yet if you can let my sins die, too... continue as my friend...
Let me be born again anew... our futures to defend...
That's why I ask forgiveness now... from one who loved me so...
Can you forgive my sins somehow? In truth, I need to know...


Denis Martindale October 2019.