Redemption

Who has not

Who has not asked

Who has not asked for 

Who has not asked for forgiveness

Forgiveness from

Forgiveness from someone 

they wronged, from someone

they hurt, from someone who no

longer takes a breath

Who has not turned away 

before asking, buried the words,

the deeds — until no corner shows,

no handhold to pull it up and look—

to stare, to wonder whether it needs

to be pulled up-a weed- in a garden