Forgiveness Poems about Love

Poems about Forgiving

Forgiveness in a relationship of love is essential. We all make mistakes and we must make amends and fix the relationship. There is a certain sadness in breaking the illusion of the perfect relationship. However, for those that pass the hurdle of forgiveness, they will find that their relationship is stronger and more meaningful than ever before. Before the first fight, the relationship is like a fragile egg. Once that illusion is broken the relationship becomes much stronger. You become aware that your relationship can survive a disagreement.

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1. Forgiveness Is Divine

This poem is about people who hold on to grudges and can't forgive and how destructive that is.

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- By Patricia A Fleming
- Published: July 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
The Power Of Forgiveness

Some people view forgiveness
As a virtue for the weak.
An act of mercy undeserved,
That serves no useful need.

Some people view forgiveness
As a virtue for the weak.
An act of mercy undeserved,
That serves no useful need.

They stand firmly in their judgment
And won't consider a mistake.
They prefer to hold a senseless grudge
Than accept amends when made.

They feel they have some godly right
To reject and criticize.
They're possessed by righteous anger,
And consumed by pointless pride.

They're focused on how they've been wronged,
And won't be made the fool again.
So they feel they must avenge themselves
By refusing to give in.

They will sacrifice their family,
Or forsake a long-time friend.
Do anything they have to do
To be the winner in the end.

Or perhaps it's that they can't resolve
The depth of all their hurt,
Caused when someone they've trusted,
Left them questioning their worth.

But no matter why the struggle,
Out of pride or out of fear,
Not being able to forgive
Can cause the loss of ones most dear.

Yes, forgiveness is a virtue,
They even say it is divine.
But more than that it sets you free
From what weighs you down inside.

The best way to approach this life
Is to ask forgiveness and to forgive.
There's a balance to this crazy world,
So live and just let live.
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2. As Much As We Argue

I got into a fight with my girlfriend, and I wrote this poem to make it up to her.
- By Zach Watson
- Published: September 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
As much as we argue,
As much as we fight,
We always turn it around by the end of the night.

As much as we argue,
As much as we fight,
We always turn it around by the end of the night.

I really do love you.
I really do care.
I really hope you will always be there.
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3. Forgiveness

Can you push a woman to cheat? Is love a strong enough force to forgive? This is a husband's release of emotions after infidelity.
- By Jesse
- Published: January 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Is Our Marriage Worth Saving? Poem

How could it be that we let our love fall?
There were times in our life that we had it all.
As the weather got colder, my attention did shift,
but I could never be ready for this.

How could it be that we let our love fall?
There were times in our life that we had it all.
As the weather got colder, my attention did shift,
but I could never be ready for this.
Yes, my attitude changed. Then you cut me so deep.
Is it possible to push a woman to cheat?
So I pray not for gold nor for worldly riches.
I pray for strength, wisdom, and forgiveness.
Did I not tell you enough how beautiful you are?
Do I deserve the bleeding of this never healing scar?
Would it be different that night if I said please don't go?
That me and the kids love you, that you're food for my soul.
But I didn't; swore and hollered with names,
Not knowing our love would never be the same.
Then you told me what happened and I started to cry,
And I felt like half of my spiritual body had died.
As much as you're sorry, should I take some of the blame?
Should I forgive and forget? Would you do the same?
Is our marriage worth saving? Have I any more to give this?
I ask the Lord for strength, wisdom, and forgiveness.
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4. Shallow Sorry

I wrote this for my wife in the middle of a very rough part of our relationship.
- By Sean O'Brien
- Published: July 2010 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Poem Pleading Not To Give Up

If my words were like a nail
Your feelings were the board
No matter how many times I say I'm sorry
Deep down you still are scored

If my words were like a nail
Your feelings were the board
No matter how many times I say I'm sorry
Deep down you still are scored

I never meant to hurt you
I'll never understand
We've been through so much together
What I'd give to take your hand!

You know you are my best friend
My soul is empty and lost
I was so hurt and angry
Not knowing what it cost

Darling, don't give up yet
Please believe in me
I will show you what love is
Give me time and you will see
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5. Two Hearts

Two broken souls rekindling love and finding healing in each other. The imagery of two hearts colliding and beating together paints a beautiful picture of two people coming back together in a relationship.
- By Evangeline King
- Published: January 16, 2023 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Poem About Finding Healing In A Relationship

Two hearts broken, torn and bleeding
Stumbling through the darkest days
They collide and resume their beating
Speeding up along the way

Two hearts broken, torn and bleeding
Stumbling through the darkest days
They collide and resume their beating
Speeding up along the way

Two hearts long for tender moments
So long since they yearned at length
Numbness of both man and woman
Clinging to each other's strengths

Two hearts that have lost the battles
of life's little lessons learned
Find each other in the darkness
and a bright new love is spurned

Two hearts that had given up on
any hope that they would mend
Finally entwine round each other
Love gone is now found again

Two hearts touching in the darkness
All ice melts under the heat
Steamy drops of water soften
winter chill when two hearts meet
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6. I'm Sorry For Hurting You

To: Jeffery
- By Casey
- Published: February 2010 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
I'm sorry for hurting you, like the way I do
I'm sorry for the hurtful things I always say to you
We know the fight will never last
but still the amount they do

I'm sorry for hurting you, like the way I do
I'm sorry for the hurtful things I always say to you
We know the fight will never last
but still the amount they do
I'd like to say I'm sorry for everything I put you through.

It kills me when we fight, and it scares me too
I always make you cry and it kills me when you do
As I write this now, I know this much is true
I love you with all my heart and will always be with you.
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7. Stupidity

There's this girl I really love, and I have done so many stupid things to hurt her. No, it was all unintentional, but nonetheless, still all very stupid. I just really want to be forgiven.
- By Matt
- Published: October 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Poem About Wanting A Fresh Start

Every day I wake up
Hoping to get a fresh start
Praying I can undo
The mistakes I've done to you.

Every day I wake up
Hoping to get a fresh start
Praying I can undo
The mistakes I've done to you.

Every day it's the same thing.
My memories come to haunt me.
I never knew it'd come to this,
And now I'm regretting it.

I'm saying sorry.
Sorry for my stupidity.
If you find it in your heart to forgive me,
I thank you with full sincerity.

But if you find it too hard to do so,
It's all right, who can blame you?
If there's even anyone to blame, it's me...
Me and my stupidity.
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8. Words I've Never Said

I'm having a hard time with a break up with this girl I really love. We were forced to break up because her mother doesn't like me or approve of me. She's never met me; she just judges me from my past. I've had issues with drugs, from my father leaving, and depression. I've had suicidal issues my whole life. This is the first poem I've ever submitted. Thoughts I've never been brave enough to say.
- By Jeffrey D.
- Published: June 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
I’m Sorry Poem For Her

Is it strange to say
I sleep just to dream of you?
One day hoping I wake up
To it coming true.

Is it strange to say
I sleep just to dream of you?
One day hoping I wake up
To it coming true.
From the look in your eyes,
Yeah, the sparkle,
To the baby blue.

Would you call me strange,
If I said
I want to marry you?
Walking down that aisle,
Then saying I do.

Or the fact you make my heart fly,
Every time I see you?
Would you call me weird
if I'd walk a mile
Just to see your smile?

My heart is in half.
The piece missing is yours,
Like a house without walls,
Ceiling or floors.
Yeah, I'm incomplete.
Like a heart with no beat,
Feeling obsolete.

I take no pride in what I do,
Just for the simple reason,
It's not for you.
So alone and cold,
Nowhere to turn,
Smiles never cross my face,
Emotions left stern.

You say this will get easier.
When does that start?
I still feel broken,
With these cracks on my heart.

The walls around my emotions,
Being built so high,
Blocking everyone out,
Yet all they can ask is why.
Acting like they know me,
Acting like they care.
When I know for a fact,
You're the only one ever there.

When things got hard,
They'd all run away,
Leaving me alone,
Not giving the time of day.
All of these words
I've never said,
But there's one thing that replays
In my head.

I'll love you until the end,
Through all of this tragedy.
To me you're perfect.
Until my dream is a reality,
There's no one else for me,
Other than you

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9. Healing A Broken Family Tree

I originally wrote the poem called "A Broken Family Tree" 12 years ago. It was published on this site under my married name Lori A. Cain but is now under Lori McBride. The last verse in that poem said "I am one of many, but I alone will go." Since 2001, time has proven that I did not go alone because the Lord was with me. Meanwhile, a new tree has begun just as the original poem said. This poem is about how vital forgiveness is to future generations.
- By Lori McBride
- Published: July 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Poem About Forgiveness

When resentment and offense
Invade the very crevices of your heart
It burns fierce like sulfur
As it forces love to depart.

When resentment and offense
Invade the very crevices of your heart
It burns fierce like sulfur
As it forces love to depart.

Causing only the mention of a name
To consume you with hate
As its poison reeks havoc
on the next generation's fate

This grudge festers on
Keeping you imprisoned in pain
Causing every life force around you
To bear the effects of your strain

For hate and love
Cannot reside in one heart
Just as hate takes a family
And tears it all apart

Without forgiveness the heart dies
As it mourns the loss of love
Never understanding its very being
Is created in the heavens above

So then, how can we be reconciled
To God, who is LOVE, the creator of life
If the heart still remains
Unforgiving and full of strife?

I believe mankind's greatest lesson
What we are sent here to learn
Is how to love God and our neighbor
Before we return

So what's more valuable to you
Is it love or is it pride?
Because a heart without love
Has already died!

And understand that if pride
Is what you choose
There are many generations to follow
Who have everything to lose!

Ask love to return again
And invade every crevice of your heart
Seek the courage to make amends
Let love give you a new start!
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10. A Lost Love

When my first love and I broke up I didn't know how to handle it. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. I didn't know how I was going to move on. It was during this very painful time that I discovered the only avenue through which I could move on was by expressing my sorrows via poetry. And although we never got back together, early mornings spent writing and rewriting and rewriting again are what pushed me forward to the point where I became comfortable with the fact that it was really over.
- By Steve Stewart
- Published: March 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Poem About The Pain Of A Break Up

There's a pain in my heart that I'm feeling today,
for the love of my life feels further each day.

The sorrow is so much and the pain is so deep.

There's a pain in my heart that I'm feeling today,
for the love of my life feels further each day.

The sorrow is so much and the pain is so deep.
I've hurt her again' I can't even sleep.

But I now know the problem, the curse of our love.
It was buried inside me, with no sight from above.

And now that I see it, I force it away.
Yet I fear that I've lost her, nevermore can I say

that I love her so deeply and regret all the pain,
and I know it's my fault; no one else can I blame.

And I search for an answer, somewhere above
and hope she'll forgive me and remember our love.

For I can't live without her and could never move on,
for how can one live when what they live for is gone?

Walls are closing around me; I sink slowly each day,
yet I cling to a hope that seems far away

that she will return to me and feel my embrace.
I miss her so badly and the beauty of her face

as she slept there beside me, never knowing the truth,
that I would smile there beside her, and be thankful for the proof

that someone does care, for I have known this angel,
and I'd softly kiss her cheek, the moment so blissful.

And I'd hold her all night and feel so at peace,
yet I never told her these things; now I watch as she flees.

But I know she remembers it, the love that I gave,
and I hope she can forgive me, the cause of her pain.

For like an angel from heaven, she came into my life.
Now I plead one last time, for one last chance to make it right.

Yet I fear it won't heal; how I've ripped us apart,
but I must let her know what's inside this broken heart.

That I love her so much and I've made a mistake,
and I hope she won't leave because it's my heart she will take.

We were in love for so long; I know she remembers.
It started three years ago that night in September.

I will never forget how I felt that cold night;
my breath taken away by the beauty of her sight.

I write these words now with tears in my eyes,
for I love her so much; I sit and I die.

I'm so lost without her, don't want her to go,
not without me saying what I need her to know.

That I've always loved her and miss her each day,
yet the hope that she loves me drifts further away.

I just want her to know how I truly feel,
and to know that my words are nothing but real.

And it doesn't take a special time to make a new start;
it takes only desire and true love from the heart.
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11. Just Let It Go

I'm 17 years old. Can't really say I've had any major tragedies in my life or that I have a big dramatic thing that happened that inspired me to start writing poetry. I love expressing my feelings in ways other people can relate to, but I like for people to think about my poems and try to extract the true meaning, or at least find a meaning that satisfies themselves. As a young black man, I am proud to say I love writing poems to benefit myself and others.
- By Durwin Davis
- Published: November 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
In time,
Things come,
Things go

In time,
Things come,
Things go

With love,
Leaves fall,
Leaves grow

The morals of life
Have no beginning,
Though it seems the trials
That we face
Have no ending

Words said to hurt,
With thoughts made to
Kill
The only way to express
A pain that I feel

Just let it go...
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12. Must Admit

It's about being hurt and then having the person that hurt you say they're sorry and try to fix it
- By Miranda S
- Published: June 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Don't Hurt Me Again

I must admit,
My heart was hit.
You broke it apart,
Cut through real smart.

I must admit,
My heart was hit.
You broke it apart,
Cut through real smart.

But you fixed it,
You made it fit.
You looked into my eyes,
While I called you out on your lies.

You held me tight,
Just like you did that night.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath,
Knowing this is a moment I shouldn't forget.

Just hope you're here to stay,
Not here to play.
Just love me like you have,
And don't cut my heart in half.
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13. Now You Are Gone

Words were spoken that weren't meant and now there is much damage that must be mended.
- By Quenette L. Hernandez
- Published: July 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
A heart is torn open,
A love is broken,
A life is empty,
With few words spoken.

A heart is torn open,
A love is broken,
A life is empty,
With few words spoken.

The words are spoken,
Are what I appear
Like the loss of your love,
Is the blank I fear.

Knowing you hate me
Is a terrible fate.
I thought there was hope,
But it was too late.

What is spoken is spoken,
And what is done is done.
I spoke without thinking,
And now you are gone.

I hope one day that I will
Earn your heart back
Because I still truly love you
And that is a fact.
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14. One Life We Lead

I've never written any kind of poetry before, but after I found out my girlfriend had cheated on me for the second time, I was inspired to do so. It's taken all I have, but I have forgiven her.
- By David
- Published: July 2009 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
My Girlfriend Cheated On Me

The biggest risk a heart can take,
A second chance, it's there to make.
Turned into three, there can't be four,
Gone from your life, if it turns more.

The biggest risk a heart can take,
A second chance, it's there to make.
Turned into three, there can't be four,
Gone from your life, if it turns more.

I can't rule your life for you,
The choice is yours, with what to do.
Though if it comes, please spare me this,
Your love for me cannot exist.

Inside I have but nothing left.
In times of love, it feels like death.
It's taken more than I first knew
I had to give; my strength, it's through.

I'm only human, man and boy.
Don't treat me like I'm just a toy.
I hope from now you'll think of me,
Through distance, love, brutality.

One life we lead, to walk this land,
At times it's hard, at times it's grand.
Mistakes we'll make, through them we grow,
It's far too hard to see you go.

If you do care, then I believe,
We'll make it through, this time to grieve.
And out the other side we'll go,
Through, thick, through thin, through rain, through snow.

The future comes, the past, forgot,
Dishonesty, it starts to rot.
No lies be told, we start as new,
From you to me, from me to you.

One year, it's down, though not through ease,
Two more, we can, we must, I plead.
Please keep these thoughts so you can see,
How much in life, you mean to me.

I love you.
I forgive you.
But don't take advantage of that.
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15. Despite

I wrote this for my mom. She was addicted to drugs the entire time I was growing up. She was never around, and neither was my dad, but a girl needs her mom a little more than her dad.
- By Monique
- Published: July 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Despite the heartache and crap you put me through
I forgive you
Despite the pain and anger I've had in my life
I wish you were near

Despite the heartache and crap you put me through
I forgive you
Despite the pain and anger I've had in my life
I wish you were near
Despite the tears that fell from my eyes
I will always love you
You are my mom, and nothing can change that
Despite the fact that you were never there
I still want you to be!
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16. Please Don't Leave My Love

My fiancée and I had brutal words with each other, and this is how I felt at the time. He said, "I don't want to go, but you have been giving me such a hard time." I thought he was going to leave. Thank God he didn't.
- By Jessica Langton
- Published: February 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
My words were not that of a kind person.
Hurtful words that should have never entered my mind
But they did, and they can be erased in time.

My words were not that of a kind person.
Hurtful words that should have never entered my mind
But they did, and they can be erased in time.

Just watch, you'll see.
I'll try harder; it'll get better.
I promise I will be better.

I'll smile every time I see you.
There has got to be something that I can do or say,
Something that will make you want to stay.

Don't leave me alone, not like this.
I only just found you, my only one.
We can't possibly be over and done.

Please, tell me I'm still in your heart.
Let me show you that I can appreciate you more
Every day, more than the day before.

PLEASE, I LOVE YOU!
And he turned with glazed eyes
"I love you, too."
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17. My Heart's Desire

My husband and I split up for four months; it was the hardest thing I ever had to go through. We had a baby boy who went through it with us. For everyone going through what I went through, just have a leap of faith, and I promise you will get through it. It might not be what you want it to be, but you will get through, and everything happens for a reason. My husband and I are back together and now have two boys. Anything is possible.
- By Leslie Absher
- Published: May 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Poem About Forgiveness And Love

My mind racing in confusion,
so scared to speak a word.
My mouth starts to move,
but a word was unheard.

My mind racing in confusion,
so scared to speak a word.
My mouth starts to move,
but a word was unheard.
My heart racing so fast,
love comes to mind,
tears in my heart
that couldn't begin to speak the pain,
but every time I see you,
I remember that sweet kiss you put upon my face.
A love that never begins to fade away
'cause my heart calls out your name,
repeating the pain I caused you every day,
but my desire is to love you - til death do us part,
but that same question still remains in my heart.
Even though you are gone, I can't let you go.
I have so many things I want you to know.
I'm not trying to hide myself in tears,
but I only had a few years.
I'm sorry I didn't show you my love,
but I'm not ready to travel or give up.
I need you by my side
so you again can be mine.
I want you to grow old along with me;
the best is yet to be,
so bless the memories within your heart.
Please don't forget about them and tear them apart.
I'm sorry I hurt you; I know now I was wrong,
but remember, we all stumble.
Every one of us do wrong,
so will you give me your hand,
and help me through this too?
I know you're still hurt, and I'm sorry for that too.
Maybe one day you'll realize it's true.
It's coming,
coming from my heart to you.
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18. Sorry

This poem was written for a friend who was going through a rough period, and I'm glad to say it helped said friend cope. I have put it on here with that friend's permission. Hope it can help others too.
- By Harry Boslem
- Published: November 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Try To Forgive Me Poem

Being sorry can be very hard when we're overwhelmed with pride,
But sometimes our pride must take a fall before we lose out.
And when we have to say sorry, we should mean it from our soul.
A meaningless sorry is like a broken promise to the heart.

Being sorry can be very hard when we're overwhelmed with pride,
But sometimes our pride must take a fall before we lose out.
And when we have to say sorry, we should mean it from our soul.
A meaningless sorry is like a broken promise to the heart.

And it only hurts more in the end, bringing bitter resentment,
And leading to the loss of a love that should be eternal.
Bringing us back down to earth from the fairy tale world of our mind,
With a pain that is maddening, physical and sometimes critical.

My heart is weeping tears of blood for the pain that I've caused you,
And it's crying out my apologies to your mind,
Pleading for your forgiveness for my unfortunate outbursts.
I never meant in a million years to be so unkind.

I have made mistakes in the past but never as serious as this,
And I know I will only have myself to blame if you leave,
And that scares me more than I've ever been scared in my life,
For you're my true motivation, the only real thing in which I believe.

Everything else is just a fantasy to my egotistical ideals.
It's always been me, me, me for far too long,
And lately I haven't given even a passing thought to your concerns.
I let them all fly past me, but now I know I was wrong.

You were reaching out to me in your time of uncertainty and sorrow,
While all I cared about was me and what was mine,
And as I watch you pack your bags with tears streaming down my cheeks,
Too late, I feel all your angst and pain.

And all that's left for me to do is say sorry in a sincere way,
With an apology that comes from deep inside my soul.
It's all I have left to offer for your love and your loyalty.
It's just a pity that my own loyalty I couldn't hold.

Now all I have left of you are the memories of the goodness I have lost,
And that loss brings a sadness every time I think of your name.
And my heart yearns to be able to turn back the hands of time,
To correct the mistakes I've made and start again.

So please take time to think about what I've said, as it comes from the heart.
Take time and try to forgive me my failure to deliver,
And if you can't, then cast me out of your life never to return,
And I will hang my head in shame...forever.
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19. I Forgive You

This poem is very close to my heart. It reveals my character, my faith, and my trust. I have poured out all that was inside me through this poem, and I hope you enjoy reading it.
- By Shambhavi Singh
- Published: August 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
The Faith We Possess For Love

Tears rolled down her cheeks,
for she was betrayed again.
Her heart shrunk, yes.
She felt the pain.

Tears rolled down her cheeks,
for she was betrayed again.
Her heart shrunk, yes.
She felt the pain.
Deliberately was it done
to hurt her.
He succeeded.
She was broken,
but not into a million pieces.
Just one part,
the part which held her faith.
She had lost her trust in love,
so she promised to build one again.
She wiped off her tears
and gently said,
"I FORGIVE YOU."
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20. The Smile

I often write about past or present relationships. This poem was written about somebody special to me for a number of years who had a moment of indiscretion partly due to being deceived. Struggling with a solution, I thought back to what was the best thing I admired about her. The smile, her smile, flooded my mind over and over, and I knew at that moment that I wanted to see that smile again, so because of that smile, I forgave her and we had many more wonderful times together.
- By Howard Bright
- Published: August 2010 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.
Bronze shadows pallid against the tears of time
casting wonder on faceless images void of depth.
She walked with poise and grace as the hour rang
calling my name, a warm filled tune on endless breath.

Bronze shadows pallid against the tears of time
casting wonder on faceless images void of depth.
She walked with poise and grace as the hour rang
calling my name, a warm filled tune on endless breath.

The moment was brief yet set in unbridled granite,
so there was no hope of breaking her binding grasp.
Cascading memories from life's immortal chasms
brought a peace I knew her heart could make last.

When the darkness crept in to steal her away
by deception disguised as worthwhile gain,
the pain endured and weeping waves spent
tried to end our dream with unrequited blame.

Stoical visions danced candidly through the grief,
numbing expansions of wondrous times gone past.
Fighting the loveless demon that tore her astray
I was deciding the fate of a tumultuous caste.

Quietly I watched her silken and sultry moves,
the same as seen the years since our eyes met.
Weighing the countless graciousness from the err,
I realized with her smile she had paid her debt.
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1. Forgiveness Is Divine

This poem is about people who hold on to grudges and can't forgive and how destructive that is.

2. As Much As We Argue

I got into a fight with my girlfriend, and I wrote this poem to make it up to her.

3. Forgiveness

Can you push a woman to cheat? Is love a strong enough force to forgive? This is a husband's release of emotions after infidelity.

4. Shallow Sorry

I wrote this for my wife in the middle of a very rough part of our relationship.

5. Two Hearts

Two broken souls rekindling love and finding healing in each other. The imagery of two hearts colliding and beating together paints a beautiful picture of two people coming back together in a relationship.

6. I'm Sorry For Hurting You

To: Jeffery

7. Stupidity

There's this girl I really love, and I have done so many stupid things to hurt her. No, it was all unintentional, but nonetheless, still all very stupid. I just really want to be forgiven.

8. Words I've Never Said

9. Healing A Broken Family Tree

10. A Lost Love

11. Just Let It Go

12. Must Admit

It's about being hurt and then having the person that hurt you say they're sorry and try to fix it

13. Now You Are Gone

Words were spoken that weren't meant and now there is much damage that must be mended.

14. One Life We Lead

I've never written any kind of poetry before, but after I found out my girlfriend had cheated on me for the second time, I was inspired to do so. It's taken all I have, but I have forgiven her.

15. Despite

I wrote this for my mom. She was addicted to drugs the entire time I was growing up. She was never around, and neither was my dad, but a girl needs her mom a little more than her dad.

16. Please Don't Leave My Love

My fiancée and I had brutal words with each other, and this is how I felt at the time. He said, "I don't want to go, but you have been giving me such a hard time." I thought he was going to leave. Thank God he didn't.

17. My Heart's Desire

18. Sorry

This poem was written for a friend who was going through a rough period, and I'm glad to say it helped said friend cope. I have put it on here with that friend's permission. Hope it can help others too.

19. I Forgive You

This poem is very close to my heart. It reveals my character, my faith, and my trust. I have poured out all that was inside me through this poem, and I hope you enjoy reading it.

20. The Smile