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I've been told, sometimes you have to see the good in the things that have hurt you the most But it's painful Trying to find the positive in a model that reflects everything negative So I make a T-Chart List everything good on one side and everything bad on the other Approaching pen to paper with all good intentions But a minute into writing, my heart feels heavy with regret And my mind is clouded with words that are coming too fast I press down my ballpoint with rage How can I forgive someone that has hurt me? I should damn them and leave them for a pillar of salt! But an earthquake emerges, followed by a flood, followed by a drought And withered up beneath me is a single page Never deserving of my punctuations and sharp exclamation points The page is the victim As I stand, panting in my emotions Trying to find the clear air and calm winds One side of my page is heavy with fury While the other is light with empathy I ask God to forgive me Bless me with deliverance So maybe, I can find the gravity to forgive others
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jwiener
It is difficult to forgive the people who have hurt us, but you are definitely making the right move, writing about your feelings, because doing this may help you realize how you should handle a certain situation.

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