Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Forgiveness Brings Relief

I do not want to see her face or hear her voice yet
I am licking my wounds, relishing in my hurt feelings
Not ready to forget, maybe never ready to forgive
Most childish, but please allow me this luxury.

She grovels, but I do not believe her.
I am holding on to my rage, killing myself softly
Outthinking what is happening.
Imagining myself into a frenzy of irritation.

She tries over and over. I do not relent, determined to retain my ego’s hurts.
Forgiveness is not easy coming, I get coaxed into it, by a wiser person.
One who understands that I am truly in a dark place, 
created by my own determined ego. My attitude lightens almost immediately.

I feel like an abscessed tooth that just got lanced.
The pressure and the build up so much worse
than anticipated.
Release brings relief. 


Written 5-28-2021
Contest: Forgiveness
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

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L Milton Hankins May 29, 2021 at 9:46 AM Fine poem on the need for forgiveness for our own sake. And, yes, it is very much like having an abscessed tooth! Caren Krutsinger May 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM Forgiveness is everything; and it is such a RELIEF!

Alexis Y. May 28, 2021 at 3:06 PM WoW! Caren, What a good take on the contest theme. Your final stanza up your message on forgiveness “ can bring” perfectly. I liked this a lot. Best wishes in the contest. Have a wonderful day and weekend:-) Alexis Caren Krutsinger May 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM Thank you Alexis. I was glad this contest existed, for without this contest, this poem might have never been written.