| «Unforgiveness is a cell that I’ve made for myself.
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| Things can be said before, «Farewell.»
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| Rich splashed his face with cold water,
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| took a look at the man in the mirror.
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| He dried up and walked out to the porch to finally talk to his father.
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| man now tired, relieved of his anger.
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| His son looked him in the eye, spoke through anxiety.
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| «Dad, something has been weighing on me.""What is it, Richie?»
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| (He thought, «Unforgiveness is a cell that I’ve made for myself.
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| Things can be said before, «Farewell.»)
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| He took a deep breath, his back drenched in sweat. |
| Floridian heat.
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| He heard the ice melt in his father’s tea, the rocking creek of the swing.
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| Quietly, Rich began to speak,
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| «Unforgiveness is a cell that I’ve made for myself.
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| Things can be said before, «Farewell.»
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| «When I was young, you were awful to me; |
| a terrible father, a worse husband.
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| You have to see the blood on your hands.
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| Of all people, know what it’s like to fear your ol' man.
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| My entire life I’ve resented you, but now I get what I’m meant when she said,
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| «Nobody perfect.' |
| I’m tired of carrying resentments.
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| I’m trying my best to forgive you…»
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| «Oh my son, for what I’ve done, I’m so sorry.
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| Just know that I’ve always loved you, if you ever can forgive me.»
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| Our unforgiveness is a cell that we make for ourselves.
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| Things can be said before, «Farewell.»
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| A father, never so broken, a son, never outspoken,
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| held each other in warm embrace tears of joy and pain streaming down their face.
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| Forgiveness opens the door to change. |