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Raindrops on a glass pane with blurred backdrop of city lights
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My past actions have caused everyone so much pain.
A trail of forgiveness is needed, and will fall like rain.
Decisions and choices are not remarkable.
If we seek peace from the past it’s unshakeable.
My prayer before I leave this earth is that you would, please, forgive me.

I know you don’t owe me a single thing.
If you can find it in your heart, please, let forgiveness ring.
I feel I can do nothing to make this right,
If I do nothing, then doing something is my fight.
I am sorry for all the years you cried,
The words came in the form of a poem as I tried.

If my life was a book, please, turn the page,
My emotions are like an animal going from cage to cage.
Does one action define a person as a whole?
Life is moving by fast, God is in control
Changing from the past to who we are supposed to be.
These words are genuine, please, forgive me.

Disclaimer: The views in this article are those of the author. Prison Journalism Project has verified the writer’s identity and basic facts such as the names of institutions mentioned.

Michael Eggleston

Michael Eggleston is a poet incarcerated in South Carolina. He has completed his GED and holds an associate degree. He is also working on a second associate degree in business.