The Road to Redemption - Poem

Cruelly turned away
Almost affronted by your plea
Something between a vacant stare
And a glare of animosity

The road to redemption is fraught with doubt
Both from within, and yet still without
But they can't be blamed for their distrust
Considering the person that you were once

You willingly accept their vicious words
Believing that they are well-deserved
Ironic - that only now when you desire warmth
Does the coldness of their rejection truly hurt

Words die in your heart
That could not make it to your lips
Tears sting in your eyes
But do not have the time to drip

Their gazes averted
You are cast out; without even being moved...
Desperate to set things aright
Yet faced with not knowing how to...

How do you fix what can't be fixed?
How do you prove what can't be proved?
All that you have left is self
And the selfish things you chose to do

If only they could know your mind
If only they could see your soul!
If only you could turn back time
And repair everything that you once broke...

Hope becomes despair
And 'sorry' turns to sorrow...
But mercy is yet within your reach
If you can hold out... 'til tomorrow

The dark turned bright
In time; brings light
And dumbfounds all who doubt you...
Through action you'll reveal your mind
And soul that you wanted to...

And after all is said and done
Perhaps you'll have made them see...

That a man's mistakes don't define his worth

Or sum up all he will ever be