The forgiving guest

I spent a moment with my conscience 
She wasn’t kind to me 
Imprisoned with my flaws and fault
Couldn’t let myself be free
I spent a week sat down with loneliness 
An unwanted party guest
Empty seats surround my table
Feeling heartsick and depressed 
A month spent with regret 
Was a month spent far too long 
Rewriting all the lyrics 
To my tentative swan song
I had a year full of revision 
A renovation of design 
Dismantling a slippery slope
The restoration was a climb
I spent a lifetime with forgiveness 
She never left my side
Firmly linked onto my arm
Until the day I died