Gerhard, In A New Way, As A New You Poem by Margaret Alice

Now is the time to stay calm, count your losses
and let it go, let it go, you can’t hang on to her
she is as free as a bird, don’t break bones, it
will scare your friends away also, especially me
I hate violence, and you will only cause hurt to
your own soul, Gerhard, you are your own person
don’t sell your soul to the devil, revenge is never
sweet, it will boomerang on you, and hating another
is like swallowing poison while wishing death on
the other – it never works, and what if there
were lies, if you intimidated her, getting angry
each time the rice burnt, the clothes missed
the washing bin, how could she be honest with
you – I can’t when I know I shall suffer the
consequences for doing something wrong, and
I already feel so bad myself, so how can she?
Forgive and forget, your life’s still ahead
you are thirty, still young enough to begin
all over again, wiser, and aware of the aggression
violence and anger you carry in you, first
work it out – then you engage in life
in a new way, as a new you!