Shrift.
I am not true, but you would pardon this If you could see the tortured spirit take Its place beside you in the dark, and break Your daily food of love and kindliness. You'd guess the bitter thing that treachery is, Furtive and on its guard, asleep, awake, Fearing to sin, yet fearing to forsake, And daily giving Christ the Judas kiss. But piteous amends I make each day To recompense the evil with the good; With double pang I play the double part Of all you trust and all that I betray. What long atonement makes my penitent blood, To what sad tryst goes my unfaithful heart!
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"I am not true, but you would pardon this..."
Exploring the themes of classic, Muriel Stuart delivers a powerful performance in "Shrift."... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...