Timothy Mattson Poet Rhyme

Questions In the Mirror

How can I forgive,
    What I can never forget?
        Must I abstain from any grace,
            Lying forever in its debt?

            Can I turn the other cheek,
                Leaving just one side to strike?
                    While accepting suffering & anguish,
                        Without recourse or dislike?

                        Does my judgement grant justice,
                            And relieve all the pain?
                                Or is it simply a personal folly,
                                    To revive in vain?

                        When does the steep slope become
                            Level, and easier to walk?
                                Leaving behind a narrow path,
                                    Where now I may talk.

                Am I left with endless lines,
                    That must be read in-between?
                        As if my intellect and intuition,
                            Won't conflict upon the scene?

        Then what answers can be found
            At this window to the soul?
                Maybe only those of contentment,
                    That allow for some control.

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