Bitterness is a blade that pierces the soul.
It is the cry of a wounded heart.
In my inner garden, there is so much debris of thorns and secrets. 

The night of whispers haunts my mind.
Overwhelmed by the weight of regrets.
My eyes are like drowning in tears that resemble rain on a river overflowing to my eyelids.
I cannot contain my tears nor even describe my pain.
I hurt so much.
Nothing seems to ease my pain.
My heart is wounded.
Bitterness in the soul.
I collapse in tears, arrows have pierced me.
A painful past leaves us with heavy scars.
Who could understand my emotional wounds?
The heart restless like the waves of the ocean.
A feeling of melancholy.
Hope flies away, and tears flow like rain.
How does one recover from a breakup?
An indescribable sorrow, a deep tear.
Shaken, depression takes me.
I am on the brink of suicide.
I resent the whole world.
Resentment gnaws at me like acid.
The heart bleeds, the pain persists, and the hurt reigns.
Bitterness has produced harmful feelings and toxic bonds within me.
It has amplified my pain, prolonged my suffering, keeping me captive.
I feel like a broken vase, a bird locked alone in a cage. 

Feeling sadness, overwhelmed by anger.
And driven by rage.
This anger has wreaked havoc.
It has been destructive.
It has caused many and terrible scars.
Consumed by guilt, filled with remorse.
Condemned! What to do but cry over one’s fate!
Sometimes, even with time, we continue to suffer from painful memories.
Even in the shadow of my memory, I see many of my misfortunes.
I brush my wounds. The pain persists. I am afflicted.
I think back to all the harm that was done to me with a desire for revenge.
That’s how I would feel somewhat relieved.
The refusal to forgive has bred resentment.
My greatest iniquity.
Bitterness struck me, and suddenly, I was hit by a great calamity.
The sorrows accumulate, the cries echo.
The heart bears bruises.
Neglecting to heal them, they pile up and produce mold.
The heart overflows like a filled vase.
Bitterness is like hemorrhaging.
I think back to everything I lost with a feeling of nostalgia.
The tears bear witness to the sorrow and pain.
I am sad, anger overwhelms me, and the pain persists!
All the hatred I harbored has sown bad seeds.
Resentment is a cancer that eats away at the heart.
And bitterness is a flame that consumes us…

This text is an excerpt from the book “BITTERNESS KILLED ME, FORGIVENESS GAVE ME LIFE” written by Josué WANYA.

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