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And He Tried
And he tried to love
The families, whose love
Looked all too much like resentment
And did not reach beyond their own
And he tried to forgive
The sinners, whose forgiveness
Was all too much like indulgence
And did not extend to all
And he tried to believe in
The righteous, whose beliefs
Felt all too much like rationalization
And broke, and bent,
But could not come full circle.
And in the lightless waking
As his heart unraveled
In ways his mind could no longer mend,
He tried to see the good in people,
In people who wrought cruelty as love,
In people who sought power over forgiveness,
In people who fought truth for belief,
And he tried,
And he //tried//.
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