Amends

Amends

What is an apology if not absolute?

Words on a page?

Letters in text not received?

How, then, are they different from any other words,

letters blurred in the blended haze on a page…

 

I’m sorry should be wrapping a person in a fusion of colors,

in the serendipity of a pop-up rainbow.

It should be an extension of a warm hug,

tendrils of touch twining their way in gentle caresses around a hurt heart.

It should be the scent of warm cinnamon,

and chestnut coffee wafting its way into a weary soul.

The mellow sound of wind chimes…

gently brushing against one another upon the slightest breeze

The comforting satisfaction of a melting chocolate on the tongue,

erasing all the reasons for the existence of the apology…

 

What is an atonement if not true and absolute?

I’m sorry, if not genuinely humble,

is nothing but scrambled eggs,

mixed up letters in a game of scrabbled solitary.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I don't recall ever seeing such a graphic description of what an apology should be and do. I have a feeling flowers and a box of chocolates are not going to cut the mustard here.

[Seriana]

LOL, thanks John. We tend to say "sorry", "I'm sorry" alot. Almost as though the meaning has become lost. I was remembering what a true apology felt like, to both give, and receive. It's alot more than words. Thanks for your review. Made me laugh :D