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What is forgiveness? Is forgiveness some absolute Like once you've given it That's it? I don't think that it is. I think it's a constant  choice and battle against emotion. Or maybe I just haven't truly forgiven yet Is forgiveness the same as letting go? I don't know I just know that I'm not very good at that Especially if it involves upset Maybe it's not a matter of forgiveness but of forgetting Maybe that would make it easy. But it seems I'm cursed with a long and detailed memory But memories fade surely? Time heals and all Yet I'm afraid Cause attach an emotion to them And when you feel that emotion again They all come flying back up to the surface Why is that? It makes me feel like I've never truly let anything go Or maybe when I'm in a compromised state It just becomes more of a weight And by God it weighs heavy! So I wonder what is forgiveness to me? Forgiveness is a way to be free
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Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5, 2015 at 12:31 PM UTC
Forgive and Forget me Nots
What is forgiveness? Is forgiveness some absolute Like once you've given it That's it? I don't think that it is. I think it's a constant  choice and battle against emotion. Or maybe I just haven't truly forgiven yet Is forgiveness the same as letting go? I don't know I just know that I'm not very good at that Especially if it involves upset Maybe it's not a matter of forgiveness but of forgetting Maybe that would make it easy. But it seems I'm cursed with a long and detailed memory But memories fade surely? Time heals and all Yet I'm afraid Cause attach an emotion to them And when you feel that emotion again They all come flying back up to the surface Why is that? It makes me feel like I've never truly let anything go Or maybe when I'm in a compromised state It just becomes more of a weight And by God it weighs heavy! So I wonder what is forgiveness to me? Forgiveness is a way to be free
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Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5, 2015 at 12:31 PM UTC
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