*photo by Chaz McGregor via Unsplash.

Forgiving you
Means forgiving myself
And neither of us is ready for that yet

The packed slates full
“So let’s wipe it clean”
But do we really know
What all that means

Our china’s a knockoff
Pretty plates cull
Bonds pull tight
Snap in two

Forgiving myself
Means forgiving you
And neither of us
Is ready
For that
Yet

*Written 11/6/2023