FORGIVENESS

"What if..."
In my opinion, the two most destructive words
In the language of the human heart.

"What if" this?
"What if" that?
Mind going a million miles an hour
Down a million different paths
With a million different possibilities,
You get lost.

"What if..."
Mulitply that by two,
And you get "What could have been."

"What could have been?"
Spending so much time mired in memories that never happened,
You can't dig yourself out.
They say, "If you have one foot in the past,
And one foot in the future,
Then you're pissing all over today."

Life is too short.
For regrets.
For resentments.
For dislikes.
For hatred.
For heartbreak.
For pity
Especially of self.

Forgive yourself.
Forgive myself.
Then, let's forgive each other.

(12-16-2008)