Self Forgiveness

Phantoms haunt our unseeing eyes
Shadows left to spite and hide
Echos of wrong...
Regrets held strong
Prayers of peace left unheard
Darkness ends but from a word
Keys we hold to unlock our pain
To forgive the Self is best and gain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Dvorkis Avatar
January 12, 2009 at 5:10 PM
I can tell you've spent a lot of time thinking about this. "Darkness ends but from a word" is an amazing line. I love your tone. Thank you.
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