Seasons of a Grudge

Is holding a grudge

like tightly- foolishly

(with one’s bare hands)

grasping a pit viper

-OR-

Does initial pain

leave a mark in

the heart

where the grudge-

the grout to

patch emotional

wounds- inner pains

Is resentment

what we use to

physically be able to

move on with life

without screaming in agony

due to the unbearable

misdeeds perpetrated

against us and

those we love

Is holding onto a grudge

truly like drinking

poison hoping it will

kill the perpetrator;

not causing destruction

to the offender

but instead, the offendee

-OR-

Is a grudge a means

of survival

the mortar of the

body- heart- spirit

there to mend-

protect- guard, even

the most vulnerable

pieces of who we are

Is it Christian to

turn the other cheek-

to spare the affected

the toxicity of such

a venomous feeling

Can some acts be

so heinous that

a grudge is the

mere thread that

mended the victim

back to operational

order

Holding a grudge may

not be a lack of character

it may not be

a one-way ticket on

a path of self-destruction

Just as life has seasons,

so too may a grudge;

in the beginning

it may be the only force

driving a heart-

as the wronged

SLOWLY heals-

the grudge

loosens its grip

Remove it too early,

there is no fight-

will to survive;

left too long

it spoils the soul

forgiveness is the goal

but no one can rush

the seasons of a

grudge

it evolves

in its own time