To a Friend:

Please forgive my hardened scars.
They're what I get
For choosing this profession.

Please forgive my silence.
I've written so much
I've forgotten how to speak.

Forgive my terror.
Somewhere I learned not to trust.
By God's grace I'm learning I'm wrong.

Please forgive my long memory.
I dwell perhaps too long
On my actions and words.

Please forgive me.
I will never be perfect
But through friendships
I become a little more so.