Festering Wounds

We find we can save ourselves days of resentment and fear by resolving disputes as they arise, instead of allowing wounds to fester. ~ The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous

A snide comment.
A white lie, a commitment
made but not kept.
Hidden behavior
because I want to seem better,
more righteous, exemplary.
But I know. I remember.
And you can't know.
I add to it by hiding it,
maybe by more lies,
more secrets.
But truth be told
it affects me more
than you. You may know
and not care. Or not know.
And not care. But I know.
It's like a blister growing,
a wound left to fester,
not cleaned, not treated.
An amend not made
is a festering wound.
And even a child
knows to take care
so it doesn't get worse.
Making amends
is for me, for my sanity,
for my self-respect.
And I want to heal.