To Forgive Is To Suffer

Throughout our time A thought escapes us To enforce a word: "No" Holding on to pain It may seem to some The easy way: to say "Okay" Twist your knife a little deeper Words so sharp, actions dark Hide the blade of the deceiver Enforce the words no more, be free Alone, you might just find serenity To accept another day We choose to give away Another piece of life To forgive is to suffer Once or twice is kind Three or four is blind It is not the end, yet a way to begin The power of words; both good and bad