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Let There be Light...

By: the iHope Poet

To forgive 

is to shed light

over a shadowed corner

in a sunken room -

to let go  of the rope 

that burned your fingers

because you won

that treacherous game of
tug-of-war.

To forgive 

is to accept 

that there's something better 

in the light

than to continue to fight 

in a dim and shattered battlefield - 

it's to open the dirty window

and breathe in some fresh air

as you lock away the poison;

never to inhale its fowl influence again.

To forgive

is to forget

the haunting hopelessness

and leave behind the past

to progress forward - 

Forgiveness 

is the enlightened heart 

a battle won

a clearer window

and a brighter future.

To forgive is ultimately

much easier

than remembering
the sorrow and the hate

by choking back their bitter tastes 

on your tongue

 (spit it out:) 

stand Tall

Because it matters:

By: the iHope Poet

Its a miracle

that

we're given the means

to stand as tall as we may be

and touch the sky

to light the stars

and give the world some lightning scars

It's a perfect dream

that

we're given the things

which we are

though helpless as they may seem

at times;

they'll provide us the tools to build

our pillars and towers, and let them be filled

with wisdom and hope

as tall as they'll grow
Oh

it's a miracle that we all may know

of our incredible talents to stand so tall

and let us do so, even after we fall

because it matters

because duty calls

for each soul to become

the miracle they are

and then some