A mother
  forgives the killer
  of her firstborn son

  The Beloved asks this much of us

  And more.

  The Beloved also asks the mother to
  love the murderer.
  If she does not,
  if she spares love,
      stints on forgiveness,
      and spoils her life with interminable grief,

  He loves her just the same.





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for Katheryn, written 28Dec03
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