Form Letter for a Prisoner

Dear (INSERT NAME HERE),
   I am writing this just
to let you know
that I saw
what you did
and that I feel
sorry for what
happened to you
and for
the error
that you
made.

   The reason I write,
is so
that you know
that there is someone
out there
who understands
that people
make mistakes
and I am one
who won't hold it
against you.
I felt you should know
this, even
if I am
only
a stranger

In fact,
to be honest,
I hate
that I even
did feel
that way
toward you.
If you had not
been made
the center
of spectacle,
like that,
then I might not
have ever
thought about
your case
in any other way
than just as,
purely piteous
that such a thing
to happen
could ever
have portion
to stand
upon
the
earth.

Sincerely,
your friend,
(INSERT NAME HERE).

Reviews

[pia]

I think I needed this right now. This was a rather unique poem. Simple yet beautiful.
understanding a persons reason for their behaviour to me a key to finding happiness in ourself within.
The reason I could relate to this was because it made me aware of how I sometimes let hate grow inside me when someone does something to annoy me or infuriate me.
This poem kinda taught me to think of a persons behaviour and find reasons. And that sort of brings peace inself.
Thank you for writing this Brett

[Brett Hernan]

Thank you, pia.
I very much of that my words have had such a positive effect upon you.
As a father, I have equally dealt out (and been dealt to), a lot angst in the form you mention but I haven't been terribly successful at resolving the resulting conflict so it's something, having now experienced the loss which can from such situations arising that I also, needed to say in the form of a poetic memorandum.
Mind you, taken to extremes, it cold see a serial killer living in your backyard in a caravan... but we won't go there.