Whatever

If you have something bad
To say about me
Don’t bother saying it to my face

Say it to someone else
I don’t have the time or
The inclination to listen

You are speaking
Out of your perspective
Not from my shoes

I know all too well
The truth about myself
Much deeper than you ever could

The mistakes I have made
The things I have failed at
The people I have hurt

And so does God
If He can forgive me
Then I can forgive you

So talk to your hearts content
Say whatever you choose
I have been forgiven

And no longer
Have anything
To lose

E.A. Fussell
01.01.2024