FORGIVE

By mhalperin

Fri, 13 Mar 2015
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To say we forgive

Becomes a trick of the tongue

Falling swiftly on the air,

Drifting along the senses,

Easing our feet

Along paths of no-regard

Where memories of pain

Wash away spires of sand

On the wave-washed shore of memory.

 

To believe we forgive

Recalls anguish-filled hurt,

Leaden weights scarred by deceit,

Grooved by cruelty or

Incised through careless indifference

That we can accept

As the turning of the heart

And the rebirth of spirit,

Ours to receive, ours to forgive.

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Stories & Poetry: Michael Halperin
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Comments

Submitted by Aresem on

I liked it, it felt like it was meaningful to you.

Submitted by mhalperin on

Thanks.  I hope it had meaning for you.

Michael Halperin

Submitted by VeraClark on

Not easy to do, forgive, liked the sand images for erosion.

 

Submitted by tibi popovici on

I found interesting the idea that we usually don't forgive because of the pain created, which is natural, I think. But overwhelming it should be a great satisfaction.

Great stuff, michael!

Submitted by mhalperin on

Thank you, Tibi.

Michael Halperin