You have hurt me, and yet,

I search not for retribution.

Seeking a distinct vantage point

I do not find revenge in imitation. 

 

Harsh words once cruelly spoken,

An opportunity for easy repetition. 

Yet substance is my pride

I do not find revenge in imitation,

 

There is no detail I must explain

I’m in no need of vindication.

I’m unlike you; I’m therefore sure,

I do not find revenge in imitation.

 

I didn’t expect this disrespect,

Or my character assassination.

There’s a need for me to forgive, 

I do not find revenge in imitation.  

 

Crying for your wretchedness,

The agony of your affliction.

Ever sure of my moral stance

I do not find revenge in imitation.

 

A love once shared, now sacrificed

divorced without execration.

Showing that the best revenge

will not be found in imitation.