ON FORGIVENESS
I forgive you for leaving
when you promised me you’d stay
The tapestry of destiny was
woven to this day
For me to see all the colours
that have enriched my life
the laughter and the joys
the sorrows and the strife.
I forgive you for the painful path
I have walked along.
I forgive you for the heartache
my soul has touched upon.
I forgive you for so many things
ask, that you would do the same.
In the quiet strength of meekness
hold my head up high
…and
turn my cheek, again.
~**~
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Shared at Friday Night Writers (Forgiven)
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So beautiful and haunting; I had to read it again~Well Done
You’ve captured the theme of forgiveness nicely.
You’ve captured the forgiveness theme nicely.
“in the quiet strength of meekness”…. love this line, friend. i felt the whole poem become a person, holding their head up high, felt the redemption sing loud. beautiful. so glad you linked!
a beautiful imperfect prose. forgiveness is so vital to spiritual health…
I came back for another read. Beautiful and sad.
This was sweet. I love the images that you wove into your poem.
Nancy
N. R. Williams, The Treasures of Carmelidrium
Absolutely beautiful. Heartfelt and poignant – an evolved response to heartbreak. Way to be!
Heartwarming journey to forgivenss
I forgive you for leaving
when you promised me you’d stay
This opened and set the poem up so beautifully.
I love the brevity of this. You capture the whole purpose of poetry, which is to express feeling in as few words as possible.
that place of forgiveness is often hard to come to…the again at the end is the kicker for me…here is the question i struggle with…does forgiving really mean i let you hurt me again…i dont think so…
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Hi,
I heard this to music: it flowed with pure rhythm and gentle strum of guitar! Loved that through forgiveness the same asked in return. Fabulous piece!! 😉
best
F
A heartfelt one Daydreamer…It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend, as W. Blake said….and even more to forgive for the broken heart.
So beautifully expressed.
awesome poem
Pretty powerful poem. I’m amazed at how much poets evoke with so few words. I loved it.
Edge of Your Seat Romance
“In the quiet strength of meekness
hold my head up high
…and
turn my cheek, again.”
Andy’s poem also had an altruistic theme. Forgiving a love for the pain they caused you is a virtuous deed. Self sacrifice is definitely romantic; leaves no end to possibilites for tragic love. I love a good tragedy.
……..dhole
I fell for this piece, beautiful
nice word flow, last line adds on to the beauty of this poem.
well done!
This reminds me of India Ari’s song wings of forgetfulness. The hardest part sometimes is forgiving ourselves from allowing pain in, nicely penned as usual 🙂
This is lovely.
I like the humility of turning the other cheek in the end.
Nicely done!
beautiful poem… the last line kicks ~