working through the pain that has become my life.
stepping carefully on the thin ice of truth,
fragile –
cold.

so hard to strip away the shell –
layer upon layer,
so hard to face the lies –
confront the fears.

alone –
i stand – vulnerable, insecure,
afraid.

alone –
i fall upon myself – weak,
unable to face the reality of –
honesty!

suddenly you appear – strength –
holding in your hand –
a single – match.

what will you do with all the power?
confused –
anxious –
i watch you start the fire –
feel the heat –
feel the ice melting…

exposed –
unrestrained –
i give away all doubt –
throw caution to the very wind that feeds the flame…

i let my life melt into yours –
forgetting all the pain –
all the burns and scars of hurt –
you cover me
a desert –

for the first time –
feeling rain!