I’d rather love

I would rather love

I would rather forgive

No one is perfect

No one has the monopoly on truth

But it is still okay to have a voice

To say what hurts and harms us

And to be honest

For if we cannot own our truth

What else do we have?

But then there is a time

To let the suffering of the hurting go

Because there are ways we can continue

To keep it alive

And God knows

Perhaps everyone on this beautiful planet

Has been traumatised

And where will all of the hurting end

If not in forgiveness

Thank you for your apology

It means the world to me

I cannot hold it against you

Doing so only makes me feel sick

I would rather let it go

I would rather focus on

The love that is left

On the love, wisdom and understanding

We can birth

Out of the tears.