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Let me be, 0 Lord,
the Camel of the Higher Income Group
who passes smoothly through
the eye of that needle.,
The price of wisdom
is too high,
but folly is expensive toOo
Strike a bargain with me. Lord.
I'm not a man of ample means.
There, despite your grace,
go I,
as venal and as vulnerable
as the rest of them»
All the same, for your grace,
such as it is,
I think thee, 0 Lordo
THE SENSUALITY OF TRUTH
Freshen for me. Lord,
every hackneyed truth,
and make her open
like a virgin
to her lover,
nervously, but with the first thrill
of making it at lastc
Do not choose me, 0 Lord.
to carry out thy pruposes.
I'm quite worthy, of course,
but I have my own purposes.
You have plenty of volunteers
to choose from, Lord,
Why pick on me, the selfish one?