Beyond the Apology

After all these years

you return 

to extend an olive branch 

believing a sincere apology

can wipe out the past     

and establish a blank slate   

Perhaps you have forgotten 

the storm you created     

that almost drowned me 

the knots you tangled in my heart 

may have loosened

yet not all have come undone

My wounds may have healed

yet my heart has not returned 

to what it was              

so do not place high hopes 

on tomorrow

Even if the trauma fades

the scars left behind on my heart      

will keep our love

from ever being the same   

as it was when we first met

By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States