Forgiving

The cheery smiles and fading hopes
That recognise the final jokes
The last in line of anecdotes
To keep the memories whole

The peace and calm that overcomes
The fight and fury you'd once succumb to
The silent moments shared as one
When words would take their toll

The icy sunlit morning glare
The chapel filled with empty chairs
There's no more seconds to prepare

Fragile moments lived as strangers
The childhood fears that came to change us
I absolve the blame in you
If you'll forgive me too

The angry silence that betrayed us
The lack of language to persuade us
I will band it back to you
If you'll forgive me too

A kingdom of abandoned rages
Old diaries with empty pages
Forgotten histories torn in two
If you'll forgive me too

Love had softened all his features
When there seemed nothing left to teach us
I reprieve the sentence banded you
If you fogive me too

The pieces of a broken gift
Still lay upon the floor
Amidst the smoke and debris of our war

I will forgive you

If you'll forgive me too