I am asked to forgive
those who have offended me
This is not easy,
when there’s no reparation;
and even harder,
when there’s no preparation.
I am asked to forget
what I have forgiven
This is possible
but difficult to realize.
It requires imagination
and a penchant to idealize.
Truth is not transactional
Truth is a revelation
Being right needs a process
a commitment to cooperation
correctness wants oneness
a willingness for collaboration
Reality is not a consensus
Reality is shared being
Being real needs acceptance
We are chosen to behold
Authenticity wants awareness
Listening to what is told
Forgiven defies logic
Forgotten rejects objectivity
No matter what the record says
Life goes on and walls fall
Looking past the past means
Love of neighbor bridges the call
MaddogPoetry 