I Could Have Gone

 

I could have gone another way

Which would have resulted in an entirely different version of myself

When in fact I rather like this one

 

I could have gone down to the alter today

Instead I sit sinful

Drinking my cabernet

Or is it communion wine?

 

I could have witnessed to you today

Told you the truth

Saved us both for eternity

Instead I choose to write these lines

Cry a few times

And accomplish just the same thing

 

I could have prayed for you today

Lifted you up to the Lord

Beseeching the Divine to bless you

Instead I tasted your kiss

Rolling into you with my hips

Until we were nothing but together

After this, I do believe you have been sanctified

 

I could have studied the Scriptures today

Exegesis of Hebrew and Greek

Find the meaning and become spiritually meek

Instead I spoke to a friend

Who taught me something of living

 

I could have lifted my hands today

Joyfully singing a praise

Chorus followed by a hymn

Instead I danced and spun

Round the kitchen with my son

While we laughed into each other’s skin

 

Thank-you for offering religion my friend

Blessings to you if that be your end

But I’ll pass

I think I found God anyway