Absolution 

To bear no malice is rewarding.

If in the hushed moments of reflection,
when the heaviness of heart holds fast the moments of past wrongs,
there lies a road sign unseen by many,
a path to freedom and peace,

grace.

Forgiveness knows such effort is not a sign of weakness,
but a strength,

a courage to let go,
to release the rusting chains that constrict the soul,
to allow solace in the act of letting be.

It is in the act of forgiving,
that we find our own liberation,
a lightness of the inner you,
a clarity in the mind.

The shadow of the past no longer looms,
allowing the future of one’s mind and heartscape

options of possibilities that can flourish..

To forgive is to heal,
to mend the erosive nature of judgmental behavior,

we reclaim our power,
we choose to abandon resentment,
inviting peace back into our being,
and in that choice

find our reward

in not trying to own love,

but to be love.