Redemption by Melissa Arel
I deserved more than you were able to give
all those years ago. You were weary and broken,
and I was young. The eternal optimist, I thought
I could save you so I knock-knock-knocked at
the door of your heart - but you wouldn't let me in.
Not really. You were after all, a mere mortal man
buried under a lifetime of unrest. I was a blossoming
woman bursting at the seams with hopefulness and dreams.
All you knew was of war and bitterness, all I knew of was
faith and wishful thinking. And here we are, ten years
have passed - so many things have changed and yet
stayed the same. I was never the saviour you needed,
but I pray that you find the redemption you still seek.
12/26/2009 Posted on 12/26/2009 Copyright © 2024 Melissa Arel
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Ken Harnisch on 12/26/09 at 06:18 AM A discerning look into two souls, both alike and different and connected through it all. Redeeming, indeed. |
Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 12/26/09 at 10:39 AM Understanding, even through hindsight is never without merit, I think everything which is done in the present, affects the future by consequence, and the past by redemption. Good write. Thanks. |
Posted by Charles E Minshall on 12/28/09 at 09:02 PM Well done Mel...CharMin |
Posted by Tim D Livingston on 12/30/09 at 10:25 PM I feel like I've been doing time on both sides of the equation described here. I felt that if I could redeem someone else then I would find peace. Definitely struck a knowing chord... |
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