Anew

At a glance I glimpsed something I couldn't comprehend A shimmer of light that deafened And Silenced All the shadows screeching from within And in that moment that I had I Stepped Out of an Ugly Skin I had stepped out of an abused vessel and nestled into a new flesh Refreshed in holy comforting words that assured me my past midnight cries had not gone unheard and I knew, despite how absurd it seemed The idea was not out of range I looked at myself and knew that I had changed History begs me to repeat herstory but my story no longer involves her voluntary vile behavior No longer will I enable her to control me for the me that stands and holds me is held by something higher than me higher than her greater than you Sir And Ma'am, understand that I understand I have grown I do accept and own my mistakes but they no longer make or break the she under this face There is no trace Or evidence of my sins because they've been washed and here anew I begin again