Monday, December 6, 2021

I forgive you. I forgive me, too.
We didn’t mean it, our meanness. We took a step back (or two).
We can’t do better by being told we’re bad.
We can do better by seeing what makes us sad.
I mean truly seeing: outside and in,
the world that builds it and the worlds that it begins.
I sit with myself to see my nasty parts,
to heal the broken bits and listen to my better heart.
I sit before you to let you see me,
to copy me down, follow my curves, maybe learn to be me.
If we step together, at once even if alone,
we can grow forever, turning our unknowns known.
Just please forgive me. And please forgive you, too.
We can see more fully by taking a step back (or two),
see the lies we wear and the joy that awaits,
the change we run from and the change we embrace.
I’ve been meaning to tell you, been meaning to let you see
that the love we share means the world to me.

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