I Forgive You. Poem by Raouf Reda

The pain within my Soul
force my tears to start to fall
I look back to the hard times I had
The times I never thought it will end...

I tried to forget what life was used to.
But nothing can make me forget the truth.
The Pain & sorrow I had
That caused these tears I shed

You told me you never meant for it to happen
But still deep inside me I don’t believe you
You tried to explain, to get me to understand
Even though you knew I never would

You asked for forgiveness
I was not sure if I could
And you could tell by my eyes
I wanted to say I could- but deep down I couldn't

I started to cry and couldn't say anything
You turned to go and I grabbed hold of you
Scared to let you go
You held me, trying to ease the pain...

The Pain that lingers in my heart
the tears I shed because of you
All told me to leave- but all I could do is
Whisper... 'I forgive you.'