Please Forgive Me

By DJ

Please forgive me, I promise I will change
Please forgive me, I want to start over again
Please forgive me, I swear Ima make u proud
Please forgive me, I’m sorry and I’ll say it loud
Please forgive me, I know I have done wrong
Please forgive me, I just wanna move on
Please forgive me, I’m on my knees and I’m begging
Please forgive me, my angels are crying and my demons are laughing
Please forgive my stupid mistakes
Please forgive the choices I make
Please forgive the lies I’ve told
Please forgive the secrets I hold
Please forgive the way I think
Please forgive every step I took
I don’t want to be labeled as a criminal or crook
I write long stories and read short books
I have a beating heart and sore looks
Please forgive me!!!!!

2 Comments

  1. Shanon on January 12, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    great poem

  2. Kathy on January 13, 2016 at 5:23 PM

    I like the way this poem builds up with the use of the same intense phrase over and over. Also, it has such a great line: “I write long stories and read short books!”

    Thank you for sharing this poem.

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