LAID BARE

Sheltered away the emotions of the day
So much lost so much gone so suddenly
So young never understanding the impact
Until the older wiser one showed up
Had to wait for her to grow up

How is one supposed to regain
Innocence lost so long ago
A painful world of loss imposing its will
Upon a child so fragile then
Unbreakable now

How do you plan to get through
To the one who locked her heart away
Before anyone could ever hold it
A façade of strength or is it real
After so long, so strong a will of iron

Suddenly so much makes sense
A world opens up because of understanding
Seeing through new eyes that were born so long ago
Here seeing for the first time
Truth beauty and love from the ruins of yesterday

Dare to get close to the one with deep emotions
Compassion and understanding so rare
Because now it is her soul that has been laid bare
How to express the depth never seen before
For so few can delve so deep within this chasm

Trust takes time with the wounded soul
Intensity has never felt the same
A ride of expressive extension
Higher dimensions breezing by on this journey
Holding on for dear life in the emotional domain

Touch beauty in the moment of awakening
Feel another soul coming alive again
See the flower blooming before your eyes
Smell the sweetness of being fully alive in this moment
Taste the tears you have wiped away