Forgive
To forgive
does not mean to forget
or blot out from memory
Some words remain
Some actions stay embedded
To forgive
does not mean to issue a free pass
or to engage in magic thinking
To me it means that I will
not carry around a lodestone
weighing me down
I will forgive words and actions
but it doesn’t mean I will respect
or condone or not call out
I will not wait for you to ask
for forgiveness
It will be a free gift
A gift I will accept as well
