Ache

This ache in my heart, so familiar,

That should not be so anymore,

Yet it shows up again, unexpected,

Like a knock at an old forgotten door,

My whole being rejects the very thoughts,

That sharpen this ache in my heart,

Memories flooding through my mind,

Tear my emotions apart,

Angry, I ball my fists in silence,

Unable to control my feelings,

I thought I was past this, over and done,

I went through the pain and the healing,

I suppose some remnants will always remain,

Faded scars, traces of the past,

But I pray that one day I'll forget what I forgave,

That the ache is an ache that won't last.