Muddled thoughts for a holiday weekend

"Virtue"
It's not at all easy to act out of principle
They laugh in your face and they call you an imbicile
            Label you crazy
            Habitually lazy
They know not the ways of a heart that's invincible

"Reconciliation"
There once was a cause for confession
The holiest form of expression
            Despite your intention
            You'll find no redemption
Until the first act of transgression