Pattern of Forgiveness

The night is yours alone--
Shadows gawk through darkness--
You uphold dignity in your stance,
A simple smile.

We all hurt inside--
We all let loneliness wash over.
Restraints we set for ourselves
Are broken by others.

A faded tissue here to hold--
Blanketed by tears of remorse.
Every faint sound--every motion...
Becomes a pattern of forgiveness.

Light cracks through shadowed blinds--
Once again...
My eyes shut,
Waiting for dreams.


Katherine Clare Schilling

©2001

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