A Man In a Black Frock

A man in a black frock he told her to forgive. He said one must never bear a grudge in the short time that we live. But she has memories impossible to erase, She still sees a face in her night screams. and she can hardly recall the time when she was but a child, lollipops and ribbons didn’t last long. The man in the black frock he told her to dry up all her tears, He said this has gone on for hundreds of years, and she could break the cycle if she'd try, but first she must forgive and let it lie. She tried to understand what the man had just said. She closed her eyes tightly, She wanted to live. Silent tears fell down her face as she began to forgive. Then slowly the fear left her mind. She felt lighter, unburdened. And yet, deep down in her heart she knew, that she could never ever forget.