Thursday, June 12, 2014

Healing

There is a thread
 used to sew up wounds
into scars,
both large and small,
a painful procedure done
alone ~
stitches of forgiveness.

There is a salve
that quickens healing,
soothes pain,
erases scars,
makes whole,
a painful procedure done
by one other hand ~
the balm of apology.


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4 comments:

Mary Ann Potter said...

Amen! Beautiful! It's so simple, isn't it?

Pom Pom said...

Beautiful, MK! You're a wordsmith.

Anonymous said...

That's a compelling image.

Leslie said...

Very nice...and so true.