THE GRUDGE (c) Copyright 2013

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Written for a stage play with the central theme of forgiveness. Forgive and be forgiven - for your own peace...

THE GRUDGE (c) Copyright 2013

 

 



When was the last time someone hurt you?
Or stepped on your toes?
Maybe betrayed you, or left you alone?
Broke your heart and protected their own?

 

When was the last time you crieD
from the depths of your soul?
Or fought back tears, but could no longer hold
them back?

Back when you wore your heart on your sleeve
When showing your vulnerabilities came easy
Tears that flowed because you’ve been broken
Heartaches and pains that perhaps have never been spoken

Think about that one person or persons
Those perpetrators of pain
Those who left a stain,
on your heart...

With that thought in mind
And in the passage of time
Between that moment and now...
Have you forgiven them?

Or does your conscience feel a little nudge
That maybe you’ve been holding a grudge all this time?

(c) 2013 by Melanie D. West

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Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.