Can you tell I have been playing Asassin's Creed lately? This is basically a metaphorical story of a man (assassin) who thinks they can cheat life and even God. I start off just setting the stage for a medieval time set for an assassin to commit some crime. His heart is a metaphorical image for a key that can unlock his guilt or sin of committing murders constantly. If he confesses his sin he is free, but if not the guilt and wrong is still laid in his heart. "The church bells sound a chime" to signify his time is coming and reminds him of his need to confess. I side track to stating that from the place where he stands up high late at night over the city should be "a beautiful sight", but the assassin perverts this by using it as his perch to target his next kill which adds some irony to the piece. "Every patient man has his toll" is a parallel to the deeper meaning that every man, even good, has some sin to confess. "For true light he may greatly offend" is a metaphor that he greatly offends God for his crimes and hypocritical heart. "He left the child's blood to scream its' plea" is a biblical allusion to Cain and Abel. Next, the assassin decides to enter the church to "confess his sins" even though he truly isn't sorry. He believes this saves him and makes him pure, but little does he know God can be cheated for He knows the heart. The other people of the world may not see it, just like in the poem, but God does.
I hope you guys enjoyed this and picked up on the deeper meaning and foreshadowing of the piece. In the very least I hope it entertained!
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