the soft law (forgiveness) by Nayyirah Waheed

the prayers where we do not wish others well.
for all the brilliant.  fetid.  noxious.  reasons.
the prayers we want to wash from the sky.   as soon as they 
  leave our imagination.  
the ones born with no bones.  so they leave no trace.
the harmful prayers.  we pray.
because
we have been harmed.

we are forgiven those too.

~ from Nejma (copyright 2014 Nayyirah Waheed)