Poem

Float like a Butterfly, Sing like a Bee

Love without Surcharge

Photo by Gary Bendig on Unsplash

God, let me forgive
Those who trespassed against me
For they knew not what they did.
And while your at it, can I be forgiven
For those who thru my ignorance and fear
I have trespassed against?

Can we settle
All outstanding accounts?
Debts owed?
Loans never honored?

Resentment
Is but a clogged artery
A hardening around
The muscle of the heart.

I just want
To float like a butterfly
And sing like a bee
To every bud and petal
I pledge fidelity.

Can you cut me some slack?
Free me from the weight
Of waiting for forgiveness
That’s like a check in the mail that never comes.
A phone call that never rings.

Can you give me love without surcharge?
No other currency matters.
Just want to enjoy
The boundless wealth
Of giving
And receiving.
And giving more.