Religion
A Prayer
From In This Our World (1893; 5th ed. 1914)
Religion
O God! I cannot ask thee to forgive;
I have done wrong.
Thy law is just; thy law must live,—
Whoso doth wrong must suffer pain.
But help me to do right again,—
Again be strong.
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MLA
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “A Prayer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gilman/35/.
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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “A Prayer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gilman/35/.
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