Will you give me a fresh start?

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 02 Oct 2018
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He wanted to have a fresh start
They wouldn’t accept he’d a change of heart,
unwilling to give him a chance
to prove he’d a different stance,
regretted his past,
the crimes he had cast
far away from mind, from thought.

And they all had hidden away
many similar deeds of a long-ago day,
and even at present
though claiming a decent
lifestyle, had things out of sight
that they’d keep from the light,
found his attitude irritant,
didn’t want him repentant,
wanted someone to slam,
someone to shame,
preferring those
hypocrtically
pretending,
to one truly desiring,
intending
to make a fresh start.

[IP: Fresh start]

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Comments

Submitted by Di_Hard on

That's a good message. I know there's a locksmith company which looks to employ ex burglars, says they are its best staff. If you don't give people a chance when they're trying to turn their life around there's not really an incentive

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Hi, Di, thanks, and it can happen in ordinary life, too, people not believed that they to want to change bad habits, want a chance to prove themselves – not for others to naively believe them, but prepared to see if the change is real. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Everyone deserves a chance.  Why did you choose this particular format?

Moya x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Moya. I don't think I chose the format, it's just how it came with the kind of short statements I was making there! warm regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Denzella on

There you see.  If I had written that it might rhyme but it wouldn't convey what you have manage4 to convey  Aah well, I'll keep taking the tablets.

Moya x