Frozen In Time
Cleaning for a yard sale, it was that old envelope she found
The envelope worn and frail, but the ribbon around it still bound
A tear coming to her eye as she knew what was inside
And the memories she couldn't deny, as she sat there and cried
She began opening it, but then she stopped and just thought
In being unable to admit, there is no peace in what she had sought
She laid it on the bed, then went outside and began to pray
All those thoughts in her head, all those things she couldn't say
Her anguish and her pain, all cleansed from her heart,
What could she explain? It was no fault on her part,
It was he who had broken up, his very last letter,
She wished he had spoken up, she would have felt better,
Three years had gone by now, since his last correspondence
To God alone did she bow in her deepest darkest despondence
His words she knew by heart, but wished for a second chance
To forgive him and have a fresh start at God-given romance
Unraveling that bow, and one last time reading the card
It was time to let go, even though letting go would be so hard
Keeping her forgiveness as prime, her painful bitterness was gone
No more frozen in time, with God's gracious help, she moved on.
Copyright © Vincent Flannery | Year Posted 2019
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