I wrote this poem just now. Please forgive the typos. It’s sort of a word flow thing….
Heartbreaks Forgiven by Michael Romani I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told me what a horrible person you were I watched your eyes distinctly, not in a blur As you asked would you go to Hell I was younger then and said only time would tell You cried for hours until you could cry no more I offered you a hug and you asked what for It was hard to see your heart breaking Certain that everyone and God would be forsaking Pledging me to the utmost secrecy Like this was our hush-a-bye conspiracy You were the Christian back then I was just your heathen who loved you and when You could no longer find reason to forgive yourself I took to looing for some sort of answers from a shelf It hurt you that you had made that mistake In a lull between us, it was a risk to take You were soul certain this was God's plan To teach you for being with that man I watched you kill your child today I held your hand and did not look away You told me what a horrible person you were I watched your eyes distinctly, not in a blur As you asked would you go to Hell I was younger then and said only time would tell You cried for hours until could cry no more I offered you a hug and you asked what for I held you close and told you it would be alright And then held you some more until the morning light Afraid to let go of you in all for your tears That's how we spent our end of childhood years Me there always watching looking out for you No matter the things that you would do And we laughed a little at the shoe on the other foot You feeling like your halo was tarnished, covered in suet And me still grateful for your sweet love That like a sparkle, you had brought God from above I had been your project and your wild man Trying your patience as only I can I watched you kill your child that day I held your hand and didn't look away You told me what a horrible person that you were I saw your eyes distinctly, not in a blur And you asked would you go to Hell I was I was younger then and said only time would tell You cried for hours until you could cry no more I offered you a hug and you asked what for Now the years have flown since we said goodbye And I still think about the time you cried I'm so grateful that you taught me to live And what it means to truly forgive I saw a photograph of your daughter the other day She grew up beautiful reflecting you in every way I thought of calling you but put the phone away Better that you never have to remember that day I've kept this secret for about Forty years But, tonight I sit alone in my tears Remembering how you taught me to pray Only regretting that you did not stay You had your well understood reasons And me, I still pay throughout the seasons Happy for you that your life turned out right I kept you safe until the morning light My only sorry was not knowing what to say Though it might not have been different anyway I smile as I look at your daughter's photograph Wiping my tears while with joy I just laugh I watched you kill your child that day I held your hand and did not look away You told me what a horrible person you were I told you that you had told me of a cure As you asked would you go to Hell I was younger then but said that only God could tell You cried for hours until you could cry no more I offered you a hug and you asked what for You see the thing is that despite your mistake You were and are an angel that Satan could not shake After you left me, it turns out you found your way And me? I just smile and silently pray (c) February 9, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
