Free to Forgive #poetry #children #abuse #peace
“You obstruct my way to happiness”
you told me at eight
“so you little one
I chose to hate”
*
a gentle laugh
blue tender eyes
you couldn’t embrace
you had to despise
*
she sadly saw
a visage so dark
jealousy ran deep
imprisoned your heart
**
she hoped for one day
this evil would flee
one night your demon
listened not to her plea
**
how she lived through that night
he will never know
but she called upon God
death’s grip to let her go
**
she could have become bitter
fears played within her mind
but forgiveness set her free
kept her heart from being blind
**
yes those painful nights remembered
will always cause her pain
she prays someday he’s ridden
of the beast that was insane
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” ~Gandhi
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
This prose is a true story of a girl who should have died one night (alongside her beautiful mother) at the hands of a man who had lost her senses. She has worked with children (all over the world) who have experienced painful hate and she encourages them to forgive…
I really appreciate what Kozo is doing at Everyday Gurus. Kozo is encouraging bloggers to Blog for Peace (b4peace) and write a monthly Peace Challenge Blog. This month the peace challenge prompt is “Marching Towards Forgiveness” an act that takes strength of will to perform at any age.
This is beautiful, pure and tragically painful
thanks / non-fiction often that way!! Thanks J
Beautiful and very eye-opening for me. Thanks for sharing.
you bet / thanks for your visit
Another strong verse that presents pain at a most basic level of being.
pain and survival! Thanks C
So much power here. Power in the poetry. Power in the little girl. Power in the forgiveness. I love how she prays for the abuser/attacker at the end of the poem. Thank you so much for this inspirational post for peace and forgiveness. {{{Hugs}}} Kozo
p.s.
Can you tag this post B4Peace, so other bloggers for peace can read it?
Kozo thank you for your willingness to do this project
dang…painful…a bit of a glimpse into the dark journey…a hard time for sure moon…glad you came out the other side….
painful victory…
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