He forgave first
not forgiving
himself before
as he then forgave
the dust trailing his steps
faithful as his shadow,
as one who has gotten
away with something
forgives a fallen nestling,
a lost yearling,
another self
who never turned back
from a land
of lean cattle
and empty of bees.
—Andres Rojas
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