Sweet Forgiveness

‘So, am I forgiven?’ he said.
‘Forgiveness is good for the soul,’ I replied.
My anger had cooled with the cakes I’d baked.
He enjoyed the pie too.
‘Nobody makes pies like you,’ he said.
‘Succulent meat. Mm.’
I pushed the empty dog food tin well down in the bin.
Forgiveness is sweet but revenge is sweeter.