Hope and forgiveness
By Erik Hidalgo
Stuck hopeless
in a box of
burning fate
with no way out
the smell of
gasoline
smoke
and blood
makes tears
water down your cheek
then comes
memories of that
tragic day
that face
and that blue uniform
the feel of his dirty white skin
on your body
stuck to your head
he reaches out to help you
but you’d rather watch your own skin
melt before your eyes
then look into his
ever again
but suddenly
you catch a glimpse
of a changed man
and the actual color of his heart
is it worth dying?
In a world full of hate?
or instead
live in a world
that can be changed?
the decision comes to break free
and give it another chance
let this be a vision to you and me
this life isn’t always what it seems to be
forgiveness