A Grudge Poem by Randy McClave

Holding on to a grudge doesn't make you strong,
It makes you wrong.
Forgiveness doesn't make one weak,
Turn the other cheek.
They say to always to forgive and to forget,
Live with peace without bitterness or regret.
Sometimes it is best to be quite and to sit still
Than to hold on to a grudge and its ill will.
I have forgiven and I have also forgot
Revenge and spite I have not sought,
With strength and honor I have forgiven
With love and kindness I am now driven,
I want to live in happiness and contentment
Towards no person do I hold anger or resentment,
I hold animosity and malice against nobody
What doesn't restrain me, will set myself free.

Randy L. McClave