The One Who Has Wronged You Poem by Francis Duggan

The one who has wronged you is the one you wish you've never met
It is hard to forgive and as hard to forget
But an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Is only for those who are lacking in ruth
Those who have compassion are blessed indeed
One can say of them that they are a rare breed
They do firmly believe in live and let live
And those who have done them wrong they can forgive
Whether at the shopping center, the pub, in the park or on the street
The one who has wronged you the one you would rather not meet
Which does seem a normal way for to feel after all
Bad memories are things few do wish to recall
It is hard to forget and as hard to forgive
And memories good and bad in our minds seem to live.