to you

I forgive you

i watch you return
to the same moment over and over,
as if staring at it long enough
can change what happened

but you cannot become
the person you wish you'd been
while kneeling
before the person you were then

you can't live there forever
you're more than the worst thing
you have ever done.
regret should never
be a home

i hope someday
you stop asking yourself
if you deserve forgiveness,
and start guiding yourself
on what you will do with it

don't let it become
the only thing you are
i hope you find a way
to be kind to yourself, again

and i hope you can become someone
you can finally forgive