Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Anatomy of Sin

Sin starts as an eyelid
      Blotting out conscience’s light
Sin grows like a limb
      Bringing all forbidden to reach
Sin is blood
      Permeating every vein
Sin is fat
      Insulating against the truth
Sin is flesh
      Taking a solid form
Sin is bone
      Supporting a wayward cause
Sin is the tooth
      Biting the lip in regret
Sin is a finger
      Pointing, blaming and accusing
Sin is a coma
      Shutting the mind to reason
Sin is the heart pulsing
      One beat leading to the next
Sin is the tongue
      Tasting and craving for more
Sin is tooth decay
      Eating away leaving a cavity
Sin is sensitive skin
      Renewed in the heat of the flame

[... [Qur'an 4:56] Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.  ...]

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