Sonnet: God Can’t Be Duped

Although I laugh within my heart, I cry; Although I smile within myself, I’m sad; Although I sin, avoiding it I try; Although I’m sound, sometimes I feel, I’m mad. Some actors make expressions of all kind; Some wear a mask to dupe the beholder; The face for all is mirror of the mind, Becoming wrinkled, mask-like when older. How long can you thus cheat the world this way? Experienced men discern the false from true; Such tricks cannot protect you every day; There are so many ways to get a cue! Yet, none can dupe the Maker of your heart! He knows too well, all creatures and their art. 8-30-2002