I never said that I was brave,
but I thought I was stronger than this.
And I wonder if I will always be so affected -
by chance and regret.
It’s just that I can’t seem to forgive my actions
and words,
and thoughts
and the way that I have sometimes thrived
on making a mess of things.
Still I know he’s forgiven the ugly parts,
because grace is this perfect sweater
soft
warm
heavy
thick
surrounding me so that I can't feel the things that make my skin turn cold.
but I thought I was stronger than this.
And I wonder if I will always be so affected -
by chance and regret.
It’s just that I can’t seem to forgive my actions
and words,
and thoughts
and the way that I have sometimes thrived
on making a mess of things.
Still I know he’s forgiven the ugly parts,
because grace is this perfect sweater
soft
warm
heavy
thick
surrounding me so that I can't feel the things that make my skin turn cold.
posted by Pensive Girl @ 9:44 AM
2 Comments:
At 10:57 AM,
Anonymous said…
you and nick sound so much like me and scott. i am the passionate, crazy one, and he is the logical, sensible one. and sometimes i pick a fight just to know the passion is there? does that make sense? stupid. yet somehow, the relationship works. MOST of the time?! :)
I love the sweater analogy. Love it.
Rach
At 5:58 PM,
AJ said…
Rach already said it, but I will too: I dig the sweater analogy.
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