Forgiveness is a gift
we give ourselves; not
the person we forgive
but ourselves. When we harbor
resentment and vitriol
we only harm ourselves.
Everything is forgivable;
some things are inexcusable
but everything is forgivable.
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Note: A found poem based on 'How Living with and Loving Bruce Jenner Changed My Life Forever, ' by Linda Thompson. (See Story for www citation.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I completely agree, Frank. I have forgiven some atrocities committed against me and have palpably felt the release. (I only wish that the forgetting part was as easy)