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Dec 2015
What I was never brave to say
I never meant to hurt you
I know the pain you felt that day
I wish I could turn back time
But the cogs of the clock don't work that way
I wish I could undo all the wrong
But I hear you have a different tune to play
I never meant those dreadful lies
But I thought I would hurt you anyway
So I'd better do it now so you'd know
That I hurt those close to me afraid that they won't stay
Everyone abandons me unless I hurt them first
But I realise I only hurt more that way
So can you ever forgive me?
I hope it isn't too late to say
I'm sorry for the lies I told that day
Often we try to protect ourselves from pain by being the one to hurt first. But this only causes more pain and more hurt. We need to be able to be honest with the people we love, because a life without love is a life without light.
We need love to have joy and we need love in order to except love from others.
Often we don't have the courage to be honest, but the pain we get from hiding our love and from lying to those we love is far worse.
Gracie Knoll
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