On Forgiveness

We see darkness when we see shadow,

Not the sun that has been blocked.

We don’t think of the beauty of the meadows,

The potential of doors that are locked.

We see the world at that moment,

Anger and hate bubbling inside.

Our emotions are like a torrent,

And they blind us to what we could find.

Let us see deep inside others,

Let us see deep inside ourselves.

Understand your sisters and brothers,

Let forgiveness overwhelm.

See the sun blocked by the shadow.

See the good, the true, the right.

See the beauty of the meadows.

Forgive and be a light.

Author: Brenna Farrell

Brenna Farrell is a 9th grade high school student at the Classical Academy of Sarasota. She is an avid reader, a budding artist, and a Star Wars enthusiast. She is competes at the national level of the U.S. Academic Decathlon. She loves to spend her time with her gardening club and artist guild, where she is expanding her skills in writing. She loves to volunteer at her church and travel on grand adventures with her family. She is pursuing her dream of being an astrophysicist.