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Forgiveness

When the final note of a song is wrong,

it disrupts the air’s energy with disharmony,

the resolution missing

so that all the notes that came before

seem wrong too. 

We cannot unravel time to right this wrong,

but must move forward 

to repair the dissonance haunting the air

by finding the generosity

to forgive the self 

and the bravery to try again. 

Through purity of voice

the discord will heal,

not forgetting the mistake

but learning with intention

so that the next time we sing or play or hum

that final note, 

it rings with peace and love. 

--Leanne Rebecca Ortbals