Not to forgive is emptiness br For cold and lonely souls br Who understand forgiveness br As somewhere they can't go br They fear a loss of strength it seems br And trap others in their web br Of blame and guilt and right and wrong br And leave the truth unsaid br For truth is not their province br Nor humanity their cause br They ask others to obey them br And think they own the laws br They seek virtue in adversity br They cannot once forgive br For they have never done a wrong br In the perfect lives they live.