a contrite heart
I hurt you.
Painfully, violently,
...willfully and willingly...
not
so much
but still.
And, in this,
I hurt me.
Painfully, violently,
...willfully and willingly...
maybe
even more.
To hurt me
for hurting you.
Does my knowing this,
feeling this,
mean I have taken a step?
The first step
on the tragic
road
of contrition?
Redemption?
...forgiveness?
Please.
Painfully, violently,
...willfully and willingly...
not
so much
but still.
And, in this,
I hurt me.
Painfully, violently,
...willfully and willingly...
maybe
even more.
To hurt me
for hurting you.
Does my knowing this,
feeling this,
mean I have taken a step?
The first step
on the tragic
road
of contrition?
Redemption?
...forgiveness?
Please.
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