Un-Forgiveness (Break The Cycle) Poem by Kaila George

It's a never ending cycle
That stems from generation to generation

The small child cringes
As he listens to the parents argue

That same child runs in fear
Afraid to get more bruising from his dad

Then you see him crying in shame
As his father yells how useless he is

Then it starts all over again each and everyday

He grows up thinking oh yeah I am a man
My father taught me well

Now I can be a man

He now has children of his own
Whom he beats up every day

He now has children of his is own
Whom he yells and screams at
Just like his dad

He now has a wife
Whom he argues with every single day

She hides from the world
Behind sunglasses of her shame

The cycle is never ending
When can you make it end?

First thing is accepting
The mistakes you made in life

Then it's mending bridges
That will heal the family right

How can a person learn to forgive?
If you cannot let go of past sins

The hardest part of all
Is to stand your meager ground

Let it be known and heard
You no longer bow to the cycle of shame

Let it be known and heard
You broke the cycle of shame for life