Forgiven

Stephen Griffin

Creative Writing 2001

5/22/11

Sonnet

Forgiven

Oh Love, where is it that you’ve hidden thyself?

Are you lurking within the shadows of my soul?

I declare your sins forgiven, so that faith may take hold

To keep you from falling and save you from your hell.

Love, there is no greater truth than the lie you have told.

But guilt can no longer be a thorn in your side.

For reality has fatally wounded your pride,

Casting the mistakes of your past out into the cold.

Love, dare to live your life once more.

Let freedom from guilt embrace you in content.

Find solace in the sound of her voice and accept the compliment.

Not all are full of distain, but overflowing with joy, for smiles are not a chore.

Turn thy back to the past and receive forgiveness from above.

The time has come for you to begin a new, Love.