Monday, October 20, 2014

a lesson I have not learned – v2

In truth this may have been written for me
something I need to remember
or perhaps read for the first time
maybe I could print it backward
put it on my forehead
so I would see it every time
I look in the mirror, I see myself,
maybe I should tattoo it
write it on the back of my hand
someplace I wouldn’t miss it
keeping it close by me, to teach me,
a truth to remember, to see,
a lesson I have not learned
but one whose truth I affirm
so many years of heartache
holding onto harms, hurts,
a lesson I have not learned
“The first to apologize is the bravest.
The first to forgive is the strongest.
The first to forget is the happiest.”
the author is unknown, unwritten;
but so much truth in this simple phrase
so many years of heartache
holding onto harms


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edited October 20, 2014
a lesson I have not learned – v2

October 17, 2014
a lesson I have not learned
“The first to apologize is the bravest.
The first to forgive is the strongest.
The first to forget is the happiest.”

author unknown
seen 10/17/2014
post 10/14/2014
on Rachel’s Challenge
and see
The first to forget is the happiest –

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