Intent

Intent classifies actions,

Emotions, thoughts, desires

Into spiritual genus

And the goodness that it sires

This truth of heart cannot impart

Contrary fruit or seed

The soul yields up its harvest strict

According to its breed

Though actions be the same

Between the hypocrite and saint

Devotions aren’t identical

For impure motives taint

Emotions born of passion

Aren’t the same as selfless love

For lust is clearly carnal

While the other from above

Even our thoughts bear different types

According to invention

One can’t concoct a lie in mind

That transforms true intention

Though objects of desire be the same

Among three people

Motives can differ vastly

Between virtue, null, and evil

We must consider what we do

As well as why we do it

We must examine what we want

And why we do pursue it

The genus of volition

Reveals honest aspirations

Corona of the soul is seen

Within these emanations