(An Unrepentant Abuser)

No more the harm, I sound my alarm,
Long have I wronged, it’s time to be charmed.
You are not the plight, I have seen the light,
Deserve much more, my wrongs take flight.

I have felt so low, a grand sorrow’s flow,
You are my hero, I failed to show.
A life so bright, envy in sight,
Yet inside, I hide a shadow’s bite.

I release your heart, we must depart,
Find an angel to mend the part.
For you, the best, let peace invest,
My dungeon’s guest, I will bear the crest.

It’s not just adieu, but a path anew,
Forgiveness is due, for sins I accrue.
Though tough to grasp, our final clasps,
Time now rasps, freedom gasps.

(c) Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
2024

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