Forgiveness

What is forgiveness? Why do we forgive others of our pain? Letting go is a difficult process...

Remembering the way she spoke

I recall her eyes fixed upon mine

With a glare that could kill 

A bully, I thought, all she was

Yet I felt hurt by what she said,

"You're nothing"

I struggled to hold back tears,

But somehow in the end,

I managed to

Years later 

The effects of her unkindness

Still linger silently in my aching heart

But I'm stronger 

I've let go 

And I'm free

Whole, alive, and well

She is forgiven

But I still remember

Author's Note

I encountered a very mean bullying girl in the 5th grade a long time ago. I still remember how mean she was to me. I forgave her and this is a poem about that incident. Please enjoy.