Forgiveness

Oh despair

Inconsolable soul,

Haunted by past sins

From by gone days of old…

Burdened with deep remorse,

Amid constant reminder

By beloved impervious brood…

Binding torturous shackles

Revivify brittle aging wounds…

Countless attempts at redemption

Seem impossible to gain…

Sadly the beast of rage succumbs,

Feeding an appetite for vengeance,

Savoring the taste of perpetual pain…

Glaring dark eyes give an embittered glance,

Youthful tongue utters sharp lexis,

Piercing a still mourning heart

With its bloodthirsty willful lance….

Alas, the spirit grows weary and frail,

Fraught with intense tormented regrets,

Attempting futilely to make amends,

Shedding impenetrable tears of distress and fret…

Forgiveness, the key to peace of mind,

Beautiful white wings of freedom,

A quenching drop of cool clear water

To a soul’s embedded burning guilt….

Longing for that glorious day,

When my lips, for the last time declare

Two heartfelt words to you, “I’m sorry”…

I yearn to witness your eyes and mouth say,

Sincerely “I forgive you”

©Leatherman 2013