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The Forgiveness Trap

The sense of injury we feel,
owing to belied expectation,
by ego thought spirals amplified,
leads to our suffering and agitation.

Thus arises the real reason to forgive,
for us to heal our wounded heart.
So, is forgiveness selfish?
Let the debate start!

A flying wasp stings
or a stray dog bites us.
We feel pain but shrug it off,
accepting what is, making no fuss.

So, it’s not pain but the expectation,
we have from souls in human form,
that causes us mental anguish,
when denied embrace warm.

If we let go of expectation,
accepting each soul as they are,
then irrespective of their behaviour,
we’ll exit narrowness and cease to spar.

The need for us to forgive is obviated,
for we never ever feel injured at all,
humorously viewing play of life,
in monk mode, standing tall.

Acceptance, not forgiveness,
is then the attribute to ingrain,
looking at spirit and not outer form,
soaring at heights, free from ego stain.

24-June-2022

Forgiveness Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Anoucheka Gangabissoon

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Paula Goldsmith July 18, 2022 at 8:49 AM Congratulations on your win. A "Creative" write/picture. I still do not understand why people need to hurt people. I think it gives them power. (evil) I forgive and then let God handle it. Have a great/blessed day....................... Unseeking Seeker July 18, 2022 at 9:07 AM Knowing no better they* (*the tormentor) can do know better, as at this time of their soul journey. So best to blow them a kiss of love and move on

Harry Horsman June 24, 2022 at 3:42 PM Interesting points of view, you place here in what is an excellent poem. Harry Unseeking Seeker June 24, 2022 at 7:51 PM Thank you Harry. For those who still need forgiveness as a healing tool, Ho’oponopono is excellent ~ https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/ho-oponopono_1351942

David Kavanagh June 24, 2022 at 2:29 PM You have the ability to make me feel like a hopeless case Seeker, I usually try kill a wasp if it stings me, and a stray dog biting me would not go without some form of retaliation, I can forgive, but have great difficulty with acceptance, cheers David David Kavanagh June 25, 2022 at 3:48 AM One can only try, cheers David Unseeking Seeker June 24, 2022 at 7:56 PM Perhaps yes, David, we may swat the insect but deep down we know that it’s nature is as such so we accept. The entire forgiveness game relates to inter-human expectation. So, if an animal is cloaked in a human body, what then? We need to look deeper and open our hearts a bit more