be deaf
to the insults hurt and humiliation
ignore the betrayals
without thoughts of revenge
know this has happened
to the best of us
the perpetrators are to be pitied
forgive if you think they deserve another chance
if not most importantly forget
forget they even exist
remove them from your thoughts and life
inner peace is too precious a gift
to be compromised
Midweek Motif- Poets Inited
Rall
ReplyDeleteA fantastic message. In the end, we are the ones mired by those perpetrators.
~Moonie
It can be difficult to forgive and to let go, sometimes depending upon the situation. But your poem is right; we must also learn to move on and forget, if possible..
ReplyDeleteGood advice.
ReplyDeleteLike most wise advice, laudable. If only it were that easily followed...
ReplyDeleteSometimes we have to put ourselves first
ReplyDeleteI know it will take a lifetime to achieve what seems so simple in clarity. I read your poem as a challenge, refusing to accept defeat.
ReplyDeleteThat line "inner peace is a gift too precious" will stay with me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis is the truth. I tend to Become the Observer when I see bad behaviour, and keep my distance.
ReplyDeleteHow right you are. The most imprtant thing is to keep on the same track that satisfies you and those you love.
ReplyDeleteto know when a second chance won't be a mistake. But that is life - forgive (and forget if you can)
ReplyDeleteSound advice. Sadly, sometimes the best advice is not so easily applied...
ReplyDeleteBut forgiveness is often so difficult...
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