“I didn’t do the awful things they said about me.
Except the ones I did.
But if you saw the before and after.
If you saw the why, tho.
Saw that I stand by every word and action, regret.
Because I am sorry
Albeit not like you’d think at first.

If you talked to me.
Looked at me.
Gave me the gift of letting me face the accusations.
The gift of the trial.
Of seeking understanding.
Of witness.
…
You’d think it was awful.
What was said.
What happened.
Just not the way it seemed before.

Please pray for my review panel tomorrow.
I pray this system still holds justice
I have been starved for it for some time.”

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