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Surprising Light

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By Canuck Scriber Lisa LachapellePublished 5 months ago 1 min read

It always surprises me, the capability of the forgiveness of man

They can forgive over and over again common breaches once familiar them, but whoa when they're near new land their mind is obscured by the unfamiliar

Not the penetrating gaze to set their soul by

Anger is a buried rush that means nothing because there is always a new day to set the winds

So, sorry has no meaning then

So, love should be a thing that blows back at you

Not a crack in the sidewalk that never leaves and has no room to grow

There's no small part of life that needs forgiven, and the big parts that do be lifted in meaning by the sunrise where all hope is there

Make it be or I can't make tomorrow happen here

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Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle

Vocal Top Story 13 times + Awesome Story 2X. Author of Award Winning Novel Small Tales and Visits to Heaven XI Edition + books of poems, etc. Also in lit journal, anthology, magazine + award winning entries.

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  • Tiffany Gordon4 months ago

    🧡🩷🧡

  • Caitlin Charlton5 months ago

    am speechless. It is true. It is easier to forgive the familiar things. A thousand times if we have to. Even I myself find... That I can't forgive the unfamiliar. Hmm, what I am getting is that anger renews itself each day. And then sorry means nothing, if it's a repeated thing. 'make it be or I can't make tomorrow happen here' man! You're one of my favourite poets on Vocal. You are absolutely amazing Canuck. ♥️🤗

  • JBaz5 months ago

    Sad to know that hurt never goes away. it lays in a deep part of our mind, lingering always riseing to remind us.

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