once baptized
with time
all
previous crimes
are to be forgotten
offenses of morality
are
washed away
and
we are encouraged
to
forgive
forgiveness
society’s masquerade
the transubstantiation
of
immoral acts
into
the divine law
of
man
so
unjust deaths
from
prejudice
religious intolerance
and
corporate profit taking
are to be seen
as
purified
by
the passage of time
politicos say
we must
forget
transgressions
in order
to move forward
but
forgiveness
is impossible
when
standing
among
the graves
of those
who died
for
the illusion
of
justice
covered
with
a thin layer
of
smiles
and
a dusting
of
forgiveness
it
sprouts
with
any
salty
precipitation
quickly blooming
into
its
former self
a scarlet
broken heart
the pastor swayed to the music from the youth choir smiling broadly as he opened the bible and read a verse about the true meaning of forgiveness to which deacon jones exclaimed amen while staring at a frowning sister jones in the front row
your words of understanding and forgiveness cannot be heard for the distance between the two of you is greater than ever before oh there was a time when perhaps your words might have touched the heart but now your words cannot be heard nor can the tracing of your tears be followed by those gentle hands no your words cannot be heard even tho you stand just above the grave
i’ve often wondered why people insist that one should forgive and forget sins against you but since god can wash away all sins i’ll leave those jobs up to him
Read Between the Minds 