Ohhh I love this. Right, where do I start?

My first thought on this was when I began to read this and came tot he end of your first verse I thoughht it was so powerful it could have been a poem on it's own! We always think we have the strength to get through anything until we relaise life has bigger plans for us and it is not just about the strength to get through them.

" silence holds more weight than words " - I love this line and is so strong. It can mean so many different situations as well.

This heart that has been made to love,
only to be broken and shattered and
then locked and shut so it would never
feel sadness again.

- again this on its own says so much and really hits home for me because when you have been hurt so badly you refuse to let anyone in to your heart. YOu may aswell shut it down so that you can protect it from any more pain or disappointment.

I like how you mention the weight of the world on your shoulders, but then also add the weight of your past. This just goes to show how troubled this was and how much it affects you.

In these eyes that I allow to look both
forward and behind, for I realize, my
life will never rewind and the past is a
part of me.
There's no use trying to pretend it
never happened.

- totally related to this part and I wish this was as easy to do and follow than it is to say and think it!

Your ending is brilliant! Forgiveness is so strong and we often forgive others but when it comes to ourselves we never find it as easy.

Your whole poem really spoke to me and I thank you for writing this in such a creative way which reads so well! <3 it!