to sin or love

she watched him turn
and turn he did
she saw him yourn
for things forbid

but did she stop him
from his dream?
did she try
to end his scheme?

no, she used endurence best
and showed him where his longing chest
could come, at end of day, to rest
beside her, both their souls undressed

"come try to be
controlled in love.
come right by me
and sin, my love"

could she have given
any less?
could he have lived in
saint's confess?

the answer, as I'm sure you know
can only be "resounding NO!"
for he could neither stay nor go
had he forsaken her virtue so!

"don't toy with our
transparent love.
come by the hour
and sin, my love"

no more could he
resist perfection
"I must own this key
to her affection"

he offered all
and gave her more
would this be her fall
or her chance to soar?

"we could drop
and lose our love.
but by me stop
and sin, my love"