Clemency

Clemency A lifetime of experiences the struggle is to be willing remembering them as there are large holes calling certain events are pushed aside. What was said or done in the cusp of youth, I forgive myself with a shrug. What was done in the middle years is a matter that cannot be glossed over. No, it is not about forgiveness but the acceptance we are not perfect and thus, be more lenient when we are trespassed upon. I will not choose bitterness for slights done. The river near the houses is now a trickle soon it will be an ugly scar across the landscape. Once we swam her and made love by the river´s bank. Blessed is the cynical unhurt striding through life.