Long Road To Forgiveness

He’s kind of mellowed in his old age

but the memories remain

She keeps bearing all the burdens

as if to keep alive the pain

She can’t erase the scars she’s got

from every word and every blow

But she’s finding part of growing up

is learning to let go

Down the long road to forgiveness

there is fear at every turn

And she knows she needs to go the distance

Where her heart can finally rest

break these chains of bitterness

Down the long road to forgiveness

She’s pointed fingers and stood her ground

and built a wall around her heart

She didn’t want to lose a battle

in a war she not start

She carried grudges long enough

but they’ve only weighed her down

but the bridges burned are just lessons learned

that she carries with her now