Forgiveness Is a Dance

Forgiveness feels like a lonely dance What to do when drama’s veils go down Hands must be dropped in repentance To be free, only I can slip off this gown Unforgiven I acted as an unimpeachable I wore out the hands of others justified Without palms, forgiveness is reachable Empty scarlet letters is tossed aside Forgiveness grants a place uninhabited Two steps back, the next step is always new By the grace of God I’m deemed talented He turns the fullness of shame into dew Forgiveness is a seed receiving the light I resist trusting soil, water, and sun The empty space above is where it’s right Hiding dormant, nowhere for me to outrun Forgiveness feels rawer than useless raging No more a martyr's dance, just pure suffering *** Luke 23:34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots