Scars may fade, but memories remain

Echoes of what you did, what you said in vain

Forgiveness washed over me like rain

Yet, the truth lingers, an open wound’s stain

No use erasing memory lane

For in its shadows, lessons remain

A bittersweet reminder of love and pain

A cautionary tale, forever etched in my brain

Though forgiveness freed me from the chains

The weight of what happened still remains

A whispered warning, a guiding light

Illuminating paths I’ll choose to fight

I hate you but I still forgave you to remain sane

Vicious cycles, toxic games

Your presence poisoned, my heart’s flames

Yet, in forgiving, I broke the chains

Freeing myself, from love’s lethal pains

I hate the memories, the tears, the strife

But forgiveness saved my shattered life

A fragile peace, a tentative truce

Sanity’s solace, my hardened heart’s produce

The ghosts of you still linger on

Forgiveness doesn’t erase the past

My heart’s armor, forged in the fire

In letting go, I found my desire