Kol Nidrei

May all our vows no more be vows
(Though not, of course, the ones to you:
We mean the things we said we'd do
Inside: the little "let me nows,"
The "I'll be goods", the "yes, and hows,"
All those things we've struggled to
Achieve). Let them be blanked anew
And let our failures not arouse
Divine displeasure. Let us be
In the sight of God at least
Guiltless for our frailty
Where it has not touched man or beast
But only hurt ourselves: for these
God, forgive us, if you please.