So Soft, So Hopeful

Soft music

filling the early hours

it brings me peace

but also a sadness

a sadness that we live in a world

consumed by an attitude of violence

people who think

“I will have closure through revenge”

I am sad for those who hold an attitude of

returning in kind

wrongs they feel have been done to them

Revenge may bring

a certain satisfaction in their minds

but never peace to their spirit

the mind reminds them of the hurt they hold

their heart grows bitter

it is the vengeance that keeps them hurting

Forgiveness is their escape

but they fear forgiving will

allow a repeat of the moment that brought the hurt

that the offender may believe that it's alright with you

but the forgiveness is not for them

it is a letting go of all that has caused your hurt

and robbed you of your happiness

forgiveness is for you

Damn, that music is so important to me

but then, so is my hope that one day

the attitude of violence

will disappear from the face of the earth