Closure - Chasity Hamilton

The tears of her eyes
fell gently on my skin.
I felt her shake beneath me.

Too long she had
built walls around
the tender place
I needed in.

She became
youth,
mother,
friend,
beauty,
fragility,
all within my embrace.

We became
mother and daughter,
a family,
a friendship.

For once I can say,
I forgive you.

This is the first time
I've felt so free.

The first time
I've seen your eyes.

As you cling to me,
I steady my grasp-
I won't waver from your side.

As you cling to me,
my tears refuse to subside.

For the joy I feel,
the release so grand,
to finally feel I can say,

"I forgive you"
and take you by the hand.