Forgiveness

To me, 

It means

I hold no grudge against you

That I erase all that has happened

And leave behind a blank slate

And when I see you

Treat you like a stranger

To you

It means

I treat you like

The friend that you were

Alas

You ask

Too much

Ideas

When ideas overwhelm you

And you struggle to write anything down

Because they jostle to come out first

Through the bottleneck of your pen

But when they are out you find them

Tangible and concrete

And not very much at all

Tenderness

For eons i have envied

The all consuming look

He gave her

A look that was oblivious

To anyone calling him

To any other beautiful

Distraction around

Come rain or snow

Come apocalypse

But he would not lift

His gaze from her

The gaze sought

Not to possess

But to protect

He would keep her safe

From any tornado 

Raging around her

Because his gaze 

Wrapped her so warmly

That anything seeking to harm her

Would have the gaze

To contend with first

For as long as i have existed

I have envied it

Wondering when

Or if ever

Someone would

Look at me that way

Only to realise

Now

That i was meant to be

Not a recipient

Of the gaze

But a giver