It Is Only My Place

It Is Only My Place

It is not my place to forgive you.
It is only my place to understand you,
and accept you.
We are each given lessons—
experiences we must move through,
one honest moment at a time.
I have to accept your lessons
as readily as I accept my own.
Not because everything was easy.
Not because nothing was lost.
But because understanding makes room
for what comes next.
And acceptance lets me carry my life forward,
without carrying your choices as my burden.