Say You're Sorry Poem by Randy McClave

I'd rather hear you say that you're sorry now
Instead of you telling me that you're sorry later,
I want no worries on my soul or brow
And I promise you, I won't be an unforgiving hater.
I want to have no more sleepless nights
While holding a sadness in my mind,
I wish not to have no more arguments or fights
I want to always to be forgiving and kind.
Life is so short and it might end tomorrow
So, I want to forgive you while we're both still standing,
I hate to think to live with years of remorse or sorrow
Where it can be given freely and not demanding.
Oh yes, I was treated very bad and wrongfully
But, in my prayers you I have already forgiven,
I still remember you as a liar and also a bully
But, I want to be in peace when I make it to heaven.
I want to say I forgive you while we're eye to eye
I promise you I can be that forgiving and also brave,
And I hope to see you before I die
Because, I don't want to hear you say I'm sorry from the grave.

Randy L. McClave