Kyrielle*

God have mercy on my soul
Behavior I can't seem to control
Violating my probation
Resisting anything but temptation

Deliverance so dull
Nobility's appeal null
Ignoring promises of salvation
Resisting anything but temptation

Of my questionable deeds
I need no confirmation
My shadow self feeds
Resisting anything but temptation

Demons adore
My deviation
Too entertained to abhor
Resisting anything but temptation

Reality borne of my imagination
Resisting anything but temptation

My realization
Resisting anything but temptation

*the name and character of the KYRIELLE derive from the Mass, whose wail of Kyrie eleison!--'Lord, have mercy upon us'--is a familiar element. The final line of every stanza is the same. There is no set length and both quatrains and couplets may be used.