The State Of Your Present Clarity Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

To make excuses at my expense,
With claims made later...
You had no evil intent to ruin my life,
But continued to do to me as you like.
AND...
With a confidence I would never recover.
And I am to comprehend,
These 'mistakes' with a forgiveness to you given?
To pretend your wickedness I endured for decades,
Is okay because you have now awakened?

Let me say this and don't be offended,
I admire the state of your present clarity.
However...
If I had not healed to appear 'physically' untouched...
By a doing you did and loved the doing of it much,
You would still perceive me to be your fool.
But guess what?
Not only 'then' did I think you were nuts!
You've come to me with the evidence...
Haven't you?