As I listen closely
to the sound of rain,
I imagine my heart being cleansed.
I gaze at the beautiful window streaked with rain
and overlay my heart upon its glass.
Someone’s mistake
Someone’s words
Someone’s gaze
Someone’s tone
Things that made me angry
That stung with regret
That filled me with sadness
That left me hurt
…
All of these lingering burdens—
Will I, someday,
be able to forgive them?
Let them go?
And not only that—
The thoughts that only I matter,
The urge to deny someone
The envy I feel
The yearning to be seen
The wish to be special
Loneliness, apathy, guilt, ignorance—
Will I, someday,
acknowledge and love
even this version of myself?
To forgive
takes courage.
It takes a choice.
Still—
I want to forgive.
Because
I’m tired of being ruled
by heavy emotions.
I want
to be free.
Parents, siblings, children,
friends, teachers,
neighbors,
colleagues,
society,
my partner—
the version of me who fails,
the version who overdoes it,
the one who hurts herself
with her own expectations—
Let me forgive them all.
The feelings that weigh on my heart,
with nowhere to go—
I will take them
to the room of forgiveness.
Sit them gently down,
and softly say,
“I want to forgive you.”
Whether we like or dislike,
blame others,
or scold ourselves—
it only drains the heart.
To forgive—
you simply decide.
That’s all.
And when you do,
you feel it—
the soft release
of tension.
Forgiveness is gentle.
Forgiveness is warm.
Forgiveness feels like comfort.
Each time I forgive,
I set down a burden.
My heart grows lighter—
like a bird
suddenly set free.
Each time I forgive someone,
my heart fills with kindness.
Space opens up inside me
to care,
to see
with new eyes.
Let’s stop
letting old memories
or small moments in our days
disturb our hearts.
We are living
in a time
where we can choose
to be free.
Open the window.
Feel the breeze.
And imagine—
the lingering weight in your heart
being swept away.
Before I know it,
I am smiling gently.