William Kelii Kekaula Poet Free verse

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Poetic Form: Free Verse
Inspired: 2023 December 24

 

*10th Place*
Forgiveness
Contest Judged: 2023 December 24
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori

 

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Forgiveness

Forgiveness ...



usually has no beginning
and an end that is equally so,

where self admonishment
resonate from errs
hollow search for resolve,

when blameworthy
takes center stage
and the fault claims clueless 
to absent wisdom,

tethering furtherance
of the unresolved,

as more clouds
obscure the wholeness
of the picture,

that only the passage of time
enjoys the moments of its waste,

and all the while
at the far end
of a darkening hole,

the edging of a tunnel
stands a true friend
who has a name ...



 ... waiting.

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Sam Scott December 26, 2023 at 4:29 AM This is also deserving of a placement. Well done. Sam S. :) William Kelii Kekaula December 26, 2023 at 6:16 AM Thank you, Sam. Enjoy your good days ahead. Aloha, William

Silent One December 24, 2023 at 11:48 AM I really like how you approached the poem, it is very different to other entries I have seen and you have described it with poetic intelligence.. It is not easy to forgive even though all faiths preach it, and then there is the case of having to forget.. I know there are some things people have done to me where I cannot forgive them and I definitely will not forget... how can you trust someone who has broken that with you... Great poem Hilo.. William Kelii Kekaula December 24, 2023 at 12:05 PM Thank you, Silent One. Mom takes credit here, --dad's out. I thought that my writing might take a 'Wild West' approach, so I added a line to emphasize 'the friend'. I'm not sure if we may have crossed its point of entry. Here's to 2024, my friend. Aloha, William