(Written 26 February 2021)

Forgiveness

A word

A feeling

A thought

So difficult to explain…

Forgiveness

A word

A feeling

A thought

Intertwines with

Insidious shame…

Anger seethes

Like a dog gnaws a bone

I say “I’m okay”

In my head, I throw stones

Why was I born

With a skin of cellophane

Words burn through like acid

I feel their pain

Or maybe a better

Description yet

Perhaps velcro would be

A more accurate bet

Forgiveness

A word

A feeling

A thought

So difficult to explain

Words stick with force

They point

They mock

They so viciously do blame…

“Sticks and Stones

May break my bones

But words will never Harm me”

What utter

SHIT

Was ever spoke

Who came up with that

Garbage joke

Forgiveness

A word

A feeling

A thought

So difficult to explain.

But is it

of others

Or simply myself

Could harnessing the power of this word

bring the greatest of wealth

Forgiveness

A word

A feeling

A thought

So difficult to explain.