Letters To Burn, Whiskey To Drown In Poem by Ima Ryma

I have been cheating on my wife.
And I really should know better.
Been a pastor my adult life.
I read in 'The Scarlett Letter'
The pastor there did burn an 'A'
Into his chest so to repent.
So I decided that today
I would replicate that event.
Bottles of whiskey I drown in,
Doing my version of the task
As a repentance for my sin.
Why all the whiskey one might ask?

The whole word, 'ADULTERER, ' I
Do burn into my chest is why.