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Nicholas Gordon
Remorse is not a synonym for shame.
One is mainly outer; the other, inner.
So might fear of shame deter a sinner
Hidden 'neath the gilt of a good name.
However, remorse comes from within, a feeling
Arisen from the grave of innocence,
Still haunted by a mystic moral sense
Hemorrhaging a sorrow that is healing.
A fear of shame requires imagination,
Needing an imaginative eye,
As remorse needs an imaginative I
Harrowed by empathic transformation.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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