I couldn't help but twist and shake

As if something had the remote control to my body.

I found that my fingers wouldn't stop moving and my mind was racing.

Feelings of violation overcame me

Just like it was.

It invaded me and without my consent became a part of me. 

I tried to get rid of it but it lingered around like a stray. 

I felt sorry for it and reluctantly I stopped trying to scare it off.

And just like any new thing it was weird at first. 

It wouldn't come to me when I whistled.

It always bugged me when I didn't desire it.

It was overbearing at the worst times and I didn't know what to do with it.

But I couldn't get rid of it because somewhere deep inside of me I knew I needed it and it needed me. 

So one day I just accepted it and decided I'd take on the task.

I opened the door of my temple.

I had to tend to it, tame it,

And with time I began to love it.

It was a kind of power I never knew 

Or at least I thought I didn't.

It never resonated before but once I embraced it, I realized.

It just awakened what was already embedded in my skin,

In my heart, and in my soul.

I wouldn't be who I am if hadn't overcame me. 

I'd have a different identity if I didn't embrace the power of poetry.