The Luxury Of Forgiveness Poem by Yehualashet Teshome

So, you told me
To turn the other cheek
When slapped by evil
To love when hated
I am a simple man
Loaded with emotions
Like God
He loves and he hates
Burns for eternity
For sins committed
Made in the image of god
I can't afford
The luxury to forgive and forget
I don't hate you
But the evil that dwells in you
The devil that possessed you
The priest cast evil
Screaming the name of God
Because he hates it
And yet he preaches
To turn the other cheek
When evil strikes
Hatred
The ball of fire
You throw at me
Just for being around
Breathing the same air
I roll it back to you
A million times stronger
You harvest what you sow
I send you to hell
For your sins committed
For the hatred you spew out
No, I can't afford
The luxury to forgive and forget
Because, the wound hasn't healed
Sorry, I am a simple man
Loaded with emotions
In the image of God
My heart is human
It beats
To the tune of love and hate
Pure blasphemy
To say it doesn't
I reserve my love
To those who deserve it.