Lyrics Keep Forgiving - Levi The Poet
Keep
forgiving
When
all
is
not
what
you
thought
it
was
When
the
lynch
mob
pulls
back
the
curtain
To
reveal
all
that
is
ferocious
and
majestical
Well
we
are
each
of
us
small
men
to
varying
degrees
Projecting
the
great
and
powerful
Oz
with
Booming
voices
so
much
louder
than
we
are
confident
Keep
forgiving
If
you
grow
to
hate
what
you
loved
Well
I
don't
want
to
be
a
pendulum
Swinging
from
one
ivory
tower
to
another
Not
everyone
is
competition
I
pray
for
you
on
the
days
that
I
pray
for
my
enemies
(The
same
days
that
I
pray
for
myself)
Life
tends
to
beat
the
binaries
out
of
you
It's
healthy
when
you
and
I
become
We,
but
we
have
got
to
keep
forgiving
If
you
write
for
everybody,
You
write
for
no
one,
so
I
write
for
my
friends
I've
watched
all
of
them
grope
for
understanding
like
a
pipe
dream
Heard
every
word
that
they
haven't
said
through
eyes
watering
Wondering
if
God
really
hates
them
as
much
as
they
Think
that
he
does
in
the
deafening,
inarticulable
silence
Their
lips
are
all
sealed
the
same,
Not
because
they
have
nothing
to
say
But
because
none
of
them
know
how
to
say
it
And
neither
do
I
Maybe
you
can
relate
Keep
forgiving
That
goes
for
yourself
as
much
as
anyone
Keep
forgiving
When
pledged
allegiances
poison
the
body
And
civil
war
breaks
out
between
limbs
and
you
tuck
your
children
Into
bed
at
night,
Remembering
the
way
that
you
Treated
their
mother
as
somehow
less
than
Though
you
are
the
product
of
woman,
Without
the
power
to
multiply
and
you
would
Not
be
here
without
her,
and
neither
would
they
Perspective,
perspective
And
the
last
shall
be
first
and
she'll
deserve
every
trophy
That
God
has
for
her
after
being
your
trophy
for
so
long,
I'm
sorry
Keep
forgiving
me
This
goes
both
ways
With
fingers
for
pistols
firing
indictments
and
Blame
at
celebrities
as
machines
i
made,
the
bullets
-
Sometimes
- stand
to
temporarily
tame
the
bitterness
But
it's
still
self-medicated
anger
And
the
gun
shot
residue
only
fans
the
flames
I
heard
you
say
that
fostering
the
Festering
pain
was
a
match
struck
in
the
forest
And
the
faintest
whisper
enough
of
a
gust
to
set
it
ablaze
Keep
forgiving
Did
it
set
your
skin
to
fire
as
a
boy
trying
to
Reconcile
how
a
father
could
treat
you
like
that?
I
used
the
past
like
funeral
pyre
thinking
I
could
Burn
it
away
(And
tie
you
to
the
stake
while
i'm
at
it)
I
wanted
to
be
the
broken
link
in
the
Chain,
but
when
i
set
the
torch
to
timber
It
was
i
who
found
myself
burning
from
the
inside
out
And
i
see
how
hell
is
as
here
and
now
as
anywhere
else
Keep
forgiving
Have
pity
Is
there
a
drop
of
water
for
my
tongue?
I
used
scissors
to
fork
it
and
spoke
blood
Spoke
blood
and
tinctured
the
saliva
to
serve
on
a
sponge
Called
it
compassion,
alled
it
death
by
love
Well,
no
wonder
we're
so
hellbent
on
hanging
someone
Keep
forgiving
When
the
disconnect
seems
to
beat
the
poetry
out
of
you
And
the
joy
isn't
quite
there
but
you
Can't
quite
remember
where
or
why
it
went
And
the
lenses
protecting
your
vision
continue
to
cloud
And
spread
reflecting
eyes
as
opaque
as
the
dimly
lit
Mirror
that
they
seem
to
be
doubling
up
on
just
for
the
hell
of
it
Well,
it
was
never
just
for
the
hell
of
it
But
who
really
believes
that
in
the
midst
of
the
dispersion
Or
setting
a
broken
bone?
The
bloodletting
felt
like
murder,
But
you
had
to
get
the
poison
out
of
me
Keep
forgiving
When
we
come
brandishing
swords
for
the
ears
of
those
Who
spoke
to
what
they
should
have
given
over
to
silence
When
I
steal
the
right
to
vengeance
When
i
think
that
I
am
justified
in
my
anger,
Like
holding
onto
it
is
doing
something
other
than
picking
At
wounds
that
I
don't
have
the
scope
to
see
as
a
cell
block
Keep
forgiving
When
the
memories
of
what
was
threaten
to
shut
your
heart
down
And
the
laughter
that
you
can
still
hear
from
the
mouths
of
friends
Who
are
no
longer
around
make
you
Wish
that
you
could
change
the
channel
If
you
write
for
everybody,
You
write
for
no
one,
so
this
will
be
for
you
Keep
forgiving
as
forgiven
As
every
pointer
finger
bent
backwards
and
broken
Like
the
moment
all
of
my
indictments
return
to
me
And
the
bullets
ricochet
straight
back
in
on
my
gunsight
Well
this
is
a
small
lens
from
which
to
view
the
world
Keep
forgiving
as
forgiven
We
don't
always
get
to
wear
the
white
hat
Pardon
is
not
always
preceded
by
repentance
In
fact,
i
think
it's
exactly
the
opposite
If
it
were
not
for
love,
i
would
have
never,
ever
come
back
Keep
forgiving
You
can't
unsee
what
you've
seen,
but
the
world
is
colorful
Ferocious
and
majestic,
Without
small
men
or
straw
men
or
me
to
Blow
smoke
and
mirrors
from
our
machinery
That
toggle
switch
is
reductionistic
Ket
the
pin
go
Decrease
Hate
is
a
prison
I've
told
my
stories,
but
they
are
yours
You
may
never
get
your
apology,
And
on
the
day
that
you
do,
it
may
not
mean
a
thing
Keep
forgiving
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