confessor teach/ lost sick heart,/ himself, among sinners,/ worst, for — Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Stolen Apples

Stolen Apples Yevgeny Yevtushenko

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How can the confessor teach/ those who are lost and sick at heart,/ when he himself, among the sinners,/ is worst, and most forsaken?/ It is only a game we play/ with other people's sins./ Besides, everyone knows/ that everyone lies confessing.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Stolen Apples

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