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Unconscionable

I have done many unconscionable things through my actions,

but not by my intent.

I’ve seen too many principals crushed,

Inconsequentially tossed aside,

And my reserves are growing thin.

These things I regret.

But regret does not bestow expiation.

Now is the time of my reckoning

And a proper act of contrition:

The reason why I write.

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