I have to drop
At least this veil
To let you through:
Here are the ways
I did not believe
I could have Love
Here are the ways
I tried to get something
That was close enough
Here is the monster
In the shape of me
Here is the soft hope
That we can strip away
The monster skin
To see what
Tender beauty
Lies within.
Beloved will you
See me
Standing
In the shards
Of wounded history?
Will you watch me
Carefully and
Lovingly
Piece myself together
From the parts of me
I could not hold
Before the magic that
You carried here for me?
Forgive me, Beloved
For who I used to be.
Forgive me, Mage
And set me free.