A Human Heart

A thought I had about what it means when one hurts someone else.

A Human Heart,

In my anger I take a stick and I etch it into the smooth shore

Cutting into the sand massaged and tended by gentle rolling tides

The damage now done, I dare look down and see my mistake

Convicted and led to make amends I fall down upon my knees and taking my hands I work to fill the cut in the sand though now tried as I might to fill the pain,

There now remains a dull ache and looking upon the spot which I cut the sand and it, like a scar is covered with a slight mound of sandy granules which still tell the tale

However, it isn’t long that as the time comes, mercifully and with grace do the waves roll up upon the beach, washing over this scar on the sandy shore

The waves recede and behold, the sand is smooth once again, not a single sign of what was wronged by my transgression

Peace restored and I realize now, that this is the true... ultimate and complete forgiveness

Author's Note

Depending on how much damage was done, the wound can take much longer to heal. I feel like in general we have to be careful, or there could be instances where no matter what... the damage was too great and we really messed up. Life needs to be treated carefully, wouldn't you agree?

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The mercy of the sea, the mercy of the lake. Show us the right place to be.
"However, it isn’t long that as the time comes, mercifully and with grace do the waves roll up upon the beach, washing over this scar on the sandy shore"
I lost anger often to the Pacific. The dancing sea, teach us peace. Thank you Carthage for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Carthage Thorne| The Wildcard]

Thanks again! I personally also have found piece often either upon the shores of a lake or the ocean, the very few times I was blessed to be by an ocean shore. One of my favorite things to do also is take a rock, put whatever I feel I don't need to hold onto anymore into that rock and then I toss it out to the ocean or lake, knowing I don't ever have to deal with the hurt or pain again unless I'm foolish enough to dive in after it.

[Coyote Poetry]

I have done the same. I collect the rocks too and you are welcome Carthage.

[Lyn Anderson]

Forgiveness of oneself and others leads to true peace. Beautiful

[Carthage Thorne| The Wildcard]

Yes, as long as we are willing to do so which is what I'd hope for. I have seen all too often what it does to a person, when there is no peace from having not forgiven... especially, themselves.

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

When you forgive truly you forgive self and others and let go- then you set yourself free from others bondage- we are all cracked vessels thats how the light gets in- the deeper the cut the smoother the scar- excellent reflection 🌹

[Carthage Thorne| The Wildcard]

Thank you! And yes this is so very true. And I feel that this is also something that many people forget is that you can not "only" forgive others but you "must" forgive yourself too. I don't know exactly why or how it works, but the same holds true for loving really which is what it boils down to how can we as individuals ever love others unless we first love ourselves, and its not to say that it is in any way selfish but it "is" to say that and has been proven often... often we treat others or look at others as we first see ourselves.

[‘Thoughts In Time’🌹]

True- starts with man in mirror🌹

[Carthage Thorne| The Wildcard]

Yes! And was that an MJ reference? What a artist he was I'd have to say, (and one of my favorites too.)

[Jade]

WOW, such an emotional read, but so well written and expressed

[Carthage Thorne| The Wildcard]

Thank you so much! The day that I had the thought, it really was a way of looking at how true forgiveness works as well as grace, and it wasn't long after that this poem came out to be as it seemed the only way I could express the thought which I was thinking about that day.