“Grant me your time, your sweet forgiveness I need <br />to proceed, grant me the right to conquer and possess <br />the love you showed long ago” – It is all yours, fresh and <br />new, it has always been, you can own what is yours by rights, <br />you cannot lose what has always been and will always be yours <br />by default <br /> <br />You knew my love would last, you knew I would always <br />be there, now I can confirm, it is true, you were right, <br />absolution is yours from beginning to end; bring into <br />fruition, destroy the despair of the past, you can <br />conquer and possess, time did not make <br />anything less, but <br /> <br />Time did allow love to mature, ripen and sweeten – <br />embrace and enjoy, everything you have ever dreamt of <br />is yours to claim, I fit into the crook of your arm, you said though <br />not a beauty; I was perfect for you, I don’t mind your opinion of me <br />as long as I can see you still want to be the lover you once has <br />been - I could not <br /> <br />Let you then, not being sure of who you were, or who I was, <br />all doubts are past, you have proven yourself a soul-mate <br />of mine - it is all that does count, so up and away…<br /><br />Louise Tredoux<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/your-sweet-forgiveness/
