For when you betrayed the ground
By taking your steps up the ladder
The ground did not fold underneath you
Words, they reveal not the extent of accepting an apology
And how difficult it is, that we would be like ground
Because betrayal hurts
Just as much as the added weight
Each step you take up the ladder,
Each step taken, yet the ground holds you steady
So to forgive I will be ground
Finding my inner strength
To carry the burden disposed off by your betrayal
By the steps you have taken,
My heart, steady,
Should your ladder crumble to the ground
In pieces, buried in remorse
As you beg forgiveness .