unforgiveness is a cell i ve made for myself things can be said before farewell rich splashed his face with cold water took a look at the man in the mirror he dried up and walked out to the porch to finally talk to his father a man now tired relieved of his anger his son looked him in the eye spoke through anxiety dad something has been weighing on me what is it richie he took a deep breath his back drenched in sweat floridian heat he heard the ice melt in his father s tea the rocking creek of the swing quietly rich began to speak unforgiveness is a cell i ve made for myself things can be said before farewell when i was young you were awful to me a terrible father a worse husband you have to see the blood on your hands of all people know what it s like to fear your old man my entire life i ve resented you but now i get what mum meant when she said ain t nobody perfect ain t nobody gonna be perfect i m tired of carrying resentments i m trying my best to forgive you to forgive you to forgive you to forgive you oh my son for what i ve done i m so sorry just know that i ve always loved you if you ever can forgive me  our unforgiveness is a cell that we make for ourselves things can be said before farewell oh my son for what i ve done i m sorry tears of joy and pain streaming down their face forgiveness opens the door to change1