One Thousand Waterfalls (An Apology) Poem by Jana Rininger

Under one thousand waterfalls
My soul shall be washed clean
I've said everything possible
Awful, biting words I didn't mean

The letters drip in my throat
Uncomfortable, itching tones
Struggling to craft the most difficult words
Chilling each and every one of my bones

To the arms of silence I fall
Unable to comprehend
I've tried for so long now
To get this message to send.

An apology is due to you
Please accept, for without a mind's rest
I am lost to a stranger self I never knew,
A person who is not her best.

Join hands with me, together we'll see
That forgiveness is possible, Please
Maybe one thousand waterfalls
Will put our spirits at ease