A Letter to an Old Enemy
Dear, XXXX
You know who you are.
There is nothing in this world you could ever do.
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Could make me forget
the days I cried,
the days I didn’t smile,
days when I didn’t care,
the days when I was on the ground screaming in pain
absolute pain, because we both know you never cared
and we both know you never will.
The days I want to forget most
are the days permanently etched in my brain
days that started because of you.
And I know in twenty years you might not know me
I could be a different person, and I hope I am.
In twenty years I might be able to step up and forgive you
But forgiving and forgetting are two different things.
And I want you to know
that those days are Over
they are Gone.
I have woken up from my daze,
and surrounded myself with good people.
All you will ever have is yourself, and maybe you think
that’s good enough.
I feel sorry for you.
The days that started with you
are ending with me
and so, I am going to go outside
lift my hands to the sky,
say Thank You God.
For letting me get through those days
and realize that Yes, I am going to get through them.
I am going to be okay.
And I am, happiness has found me.
You, you after all these years, are still searching for yourself.
Nothing You Do,
Can erase those days.
But there is something I can do.
So goodbye, I forgive you.
-L.A.