THE CLOSET MYSTIC

i forgave, and then my burdens washed away.

i forgave, then could breathe a little deeper. i forgave, then my lung capacity increased. i forgave, and reclaimed my sense of humor, i forgave and then my posture corrected itself. i forgave, the knot in my back went away, i forgave, i smiled at the sunset, teary eyed.

i forgave, and was cleansed in the sea. i forgave, and then again saw beauty in the world. i forgave so that i could look towards a beautiful future to be created, instead of looking towards the past. 

i forgave as an act of rebellion. i forgave as a contrarian. i forgave, and by brow unfurrowed, i forgave and then my hands unclenched. i forgave, and then belly laughed.

i forgave, and i cried away the pain. i forgave, and then my inner child returned like a rising Sun. 

a new day. the dawn of hope. 

i forgave.

i forgave to free myself from the chains of the past. i forgave when i was truly ready to become better than those whose wounds were simply passed as a contagion. i forgave after i built immunity, immunity built of love. love is the immune system of the psyche, forgiveness the white blood cells.