I won’t repay what was done to me
I won’t say: Now it is my turn
I step back from the reflex to strike
Before the fire begins to burn
What Moses pointed to is happening now
Not eye for an eye, not tooth for a tooth
I draw the line right in front of my heart
And walk in the shadow of a difficult truth
Seeking peace, as far as it depends on me
Not surrender, not living a lie
But the strength not to mirror the blow
And letting the need for vengeance die
I leave retaliation out of my hands
I don’t carry what poisons my soul
Justice is real and it’s standing tall
But I’m not the one who makes it whole
Stop only choosing
Start truly seeing
Loving my enemy doesn’t erase the wrong
But it stops the wrong from rewriting my face
It stops the cycle from owning my heart
And gives me a different, a wider space
I leave retaliation out of my hands
I don’t carry what poisons my soul
Only a renewed mind can truly discern
Start truly seeing!
The Practice
It’s not a feeling
It’s training
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