I saw your shadow on the front porch light
Whisper of memories in the dead of night
You said you’re sorry “I was wrong ”you cried
But those gentle words don’t mean you’ll stay this time
I held your heart once like a fragile song
But love’s not always right just because it’s strong
I forgive the wind that carried your name
Letting go of the hurt but I’m not calling you again
Because forgiving you don’t mean you’re mine —
I can let you go but not erase the line
We built our dreams on shifting broken sand
I washed my tears with prayers I can’t command
You begged for mercy under midnight’s sigh
But mercy’s not a chain that ties me to goodbye
I don’t deny the nights we shared how they shone
But I won’t collapse my walls for someone gone
I forgive the wind that carried your name
Letting go of the hurt but I’m not calling you again
Because forgiving you don’t mean you’re mine —
I can let you go but not erase the line
There’s a gentle peace in the letting go
A quiet grace in the morning glow
I’ll tend my heart like a garden wild and free
No longer chained by what used to be
Yes I forgive the wind that carried your name
Set you free in my mind but I keep you in my pain
Forgiving you don’t mean you come home —
Some loves are lessons not a place to roam
I whisper to the sky “Be kind to him ”
But I won’t trace your footsteps in the dust again
Forgiveness given but no welcome mat —
Because loving someone once doesn’t mean they come back
