Forgiveness

I forgive you

For not knowing what you do
For hurting
For being dead inside

I forgive you

For all you did to me through another
For all the pain you caused
And suffered
I will forget

I forgive you
For not smiling
For being things that I could not be
For not being better than me
For not being me
For not wanting
For taking anyway

I forgive you

I forgive you
Because you aren't there yet
Because you might not ever get there
For making me ill
I don't mind
I give you my forgiveness
But I won't pity you

I forgive you
For all that you cannot see
But I can
For being loved
I forgive you

I forgive you
For being who you are
For hating you
I forgive myself

I forgive you
For the scars you wear
For the scars you caused upon others
For making me stronger
I thank you

I forgive you tonight
And always
For not being enough
For not being good enough
For being too much
For being everything
For being nothing
For taking it from me
For keeping it when I would not take it back
I forgive you

For your fear
For your soulless body
For your dead eyes
For your saintliness
For your sins

I forgive you

I forgive you for hurting me
For hurting him I cannot.

"Man and woman's bodies lay without souls
Dully gaping, foolishly staring, inert
On the flowers of Eden
God pondered"

Hughes - A Childish Prank