Forgive Poem by Cody Osterberg

Forgive me father,
For I have sinned.
Shamed by my actions,
How can I ever hope to be redeemed?

Forgive me mother,
I have strayed from the path.
I know this isnt what you wanted,
I'm far from your hopes and dreams.

Forgive me Brother,
I couldn't keep you safe.
I tried as best I could,
Yet still I failed,
And now your gone.

Forgive me sister,
I ask for that which I will not recieve.
Forgiveness requires love,
Far more than apathy.

Here I stand,
A broken man,
Or rather a boy,
Asking for forgiveness.

And it is here I stand,
With the realization,
How can I ask to be forgiven,
By those around me,
When I have yet to forgive myself?