I want to say THANK YOU for this prompt for dVerse Monday Haibun. It is so easy to feel like I shouldn’t forgive because no one else shows compassion, or responds in kind, but that’s the wrong way to look.
A friend of mine helped me see that even when I want to give up on a human, there are so many reasons why people are what I see as mean to me and don’t understand me. It has nothing to do with me. My compassion is needed elsewhere.
Not By Choice
I did not come here by choice. I lost everything by staying and everything else by complying. But somehow I am now for use, the modern day Cinderella. That is how you are obtuse: You don’t remember. You didn’t see it; It is timing; I could not make it my fault: again.
Swimming in the lake
We came here every Summer
You are equal; too.
Experience Writing 
I love the enigmatic feel to this – some kind of private language, which nevertheless feels familiar to most readers.
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I think we should always be open to new chances… though we shouldn’t accept to be trampled on.
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I love how ‘I could not make it my fault again’ leaps of the page and shows you are looking at the situation with fresh eyes. Everyone has their own level and pace of understanding and the way you bring this to the fore in your closing haiku is beautiful. Thank you for joining in Maria 💜
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Very deep and well written!
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Nice thought: “My compassion is needed elsewhere.” There is somewhere compassion is needed.
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Interesting and a delightful reading.
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