I’m sorry

I’m sorry.

What do we do if people won’t say it?
Do we hold it against them?
Do we wait for someone to humble themself?

Or do we decide to make a change for ourselves?
A quiet, internal shift of choosing to forgive.

Even if they won’t say it.
Even if we’re not sure that they’re really even sorry.
Do we decide to move forward in our own peace?

Maybe we’ve decided what they did is unforgivable.
Maybe.
But could someone be using that same measuring stick on us?

Forgiveness happens deep within ourselves, not necessarily face to face with someone.
And it is for us, not for someone else.
It doesn’t erase what’s happened or take away suffering.

It’s simply the beginning of what’s next.