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Forgive Me, By: Grant Shimmin

March 18, 2024 by Grant Shimmin

Forgive Me, By: Grant Shimmin

Forgive me …

… I totally messed that up
I let you down
I don’t know what I was thinking
Perhaps the truth is that I wasn’t
It was busy but I should have …

Thank you, I’m so grateful for your kindness

I felt the walls closing in at the moment of
realization

You have been so gracious

the self-doubt, the recriminations
Felt my mind on that familiar journey
to the land of worst-case scenarios

Thank you for saying you’ve moved on; that it’s forgotten

I’m so sorry; I feel so stupid

Thank you, I’ll try not to give it another thought

Where would I find that?
Why can’t I …

…?

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