Forgiveness – Salem Ilese

Thank you for Mama’s recipe
Step by step guide to disagree
Holding my ground and my beliefs
Accepting the best and worst of me

Thank you to Dad, I got your eyes
Not in the color, but inside
Showing me there’s a darker side
But you taught me how to see the light

Thank you to all my friends at home
For making it fine to not belong
Sometimes I may have felt alone
But I didn’t get here on my own

Thank you to those who do me wrong
For teaching me how to carry on
I know forgiveness makes me strong
God, help me live with open arms

The world at it’s worst is hard to take
But every solution finds mistakes
We can be something beautiful
Let’s turn into something beautiful