Forgiveness

Forgiving is always hard,
Especially when you've been left in the lurch
By someone you thought would always be there,
Someone who is supposed to watch you grow,
Who is supposed to pick you up when you fall,
Dry your eyes when you cry,
And tell you that everything is going to be ok,
Even if they're not sure themselves it will be...

It can take years to learn to forgive and forget,
It can take years to understand fully what happened,
But even when you know why they did what they did,
It doesn't make it any easier to accept it
As forgiveness is something that needs to be earned,
But it can't be earned if the mistake that was made
Put the person you're trying to forgive
Six feet under the ground.