forgiveness

forgiveness is
hard i tell my friend
labella.
seventy times seventy,
isn't that what the
bible says, and even
then, more.
it's a hard thing
to do, to show compassion,
to show love to those
who have hurt or
betrayed you. but if
you don't it's
your own soul,
it's your own heart
that stays darkened,
stays wounded. and i
know i have done
the same, and regret
not coming to my senses
earlier.