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Pardon Granted

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By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago β€’ 1 min read

Imprisoned by past

My heart under lock and key

Slim chance of parole

πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘

Rejection a cell

Titanium bars of hate

Acceptance the key

πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’πŸŒ’

She came to my cell

Her smile soothing balm

My pardon granted

πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—πŸŒ—

Chains of hate ruptured

My imprisoned heart reprieved

Her love freedom’s key

πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–πŸŒ–

Shattered shards of angst

Litter floor like broken glass

Over them I step

πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”πŸŒ”

Ignoring each slice

Each laceration, leeching

Hate tainted blood flows

πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸŒ™

Replenished by hope

Reaching for a connection

Blue eyes lance my soul

πŸ‘«πŸ”₯πŸ’₯β˜„οΈπŸ’₯πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨πŸ’₯β˜„οΈπŸ’₯πŸ”₯πŸ‘«

New feelings stir, grasp

Hope for a better future

Full of beauty, grace

πŸͺπŸͺπŸ’«β­οΈπŸŒŸβœ¨πŸŒŸβ­οΈπŸ’«πŸͺπŸͺ

Lonesome whippoorwill

That once sang songs of sadness

Displaced by love songs

πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽΆπŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽ΅πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽΆπŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽ΅πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽΆπŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽ΅πŸ¦β€β¬›

Once more breathe clean air

Futility’s fog burnt off

Flowers bloom β€˜neath feet

πŸŒ·πŸŒΊπŸ’πŸͺ·πŸ₯€πŸŒΉπŸŒΈπŸ’πŸŒ·πŸ₯€πŸŒΉ

Sun once more welcome

Darkness dispelled by her glow

A torch lighting path

🌞πŸ”₯🌞πŸ”₯🌞πŸ”₯🌞πŸ”₯🌞πŸ”₯🌞πŸ”₯🌞

Fear is left behind

Discarded, forgotten, gone

A new fate awaits

πŸ’”πŸŽˆβ€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ’πŸ’žπŸ’“πŸ’—πŸ’–β€οΈπŸ©·

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About the Creator

Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago

    That ending was very heartwarming. Loved your poem!

  • Grz Colmabout a year ago

    😌 About time! Nicely hopeful. I thought they were tennis balls 🎾 initially. Might need some new glasses I think! πŸ€“

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