THE APOLOGY OF A MAN

I see you sitting there so together but inside the tears keep falling

I see the anger the disappointment the pain inside

I hear a voice that's calling at nights end you pretend it doesn't matter there is no one waiting at home

well I knew it matters for I to am alone

now for every man that ever hurt you for every tear that fell from your eyes

here and now I like to apologies

I am sorry for all the many nights you spend staring at the phone

I am sorry for the birthdays ,the holidays ,just the days you spend alone

I am sorry for the other woman who made you feel less then the queen you are

I am sorry that he reached for the moon when in his hand he held star

I am sorry for the broken promises the broken ribs

I am sorry for words so cruel words that tore the very life from you

I am sorry for the only time you heard "I love you "is

when he found himself in need of you

I am sorry he never listened to what you had to say

I am sorry when you needed him most he just turned and walked away

I am sorry for the first time you said " I never love again"

I am sorry for the first time you said

"God forgive me but I hate all men"

I am sorry for the first that says

" I only beat you because I care"

I am sorry for all the times you needed to be held

I am sorry for the scars no medicine can heal

I am sorry he wasn't to his children the father he should have been

I am sorry he missed the opportunity to be a parent as well as a friend

I am sorry for the times he swore truth but you knew everything he said was a lie

Let this be a moment of healing, here and now to you I apologies

I am sorry he rejected your child never picked him up when he fell

I can only say if I am willing to love the woman then I am

willing to love her child as well

I am sorry for the girlfriends, the wife he forgot to mention

he knew from the start he break your heart though he said

that was never his intention

I am sorry he used your body seeing you as nothing more then notch on his belt

I am sorry that no answer came when your heart cried out for help

But most of all that he took for granted,

never realizing the strength the beauty the glory

that is YOU

But to you I say don't give up, god has something special in store

Love is around the next corner, behind a closed door

And this time god will give you just what your heart is asking for

lord knows we all make mistakes we're human after all

but don't be so angry that you turn your back when true love calls

just remember not every man is the same

and not every man should bare the blame

for the deeds of a misguided few there are men out there

who will love you JUST FOR YOU

Also remember yours is not the only broken heart mine has been broken too

I just hope you can forgive the MAN in me just like I

forgave the WOMAN you are

This has been passed around many places but the author rarely gets recognition. It was written by Alpha Omega McCoo Jr. in 1999. He finally published a collection of his poetry called A Time of Healing. I love his work.

Thank you brother Alpha Omega McCoo Jr for such a beautiful poem.