Apology

Your apology Changed me Opened me up Helped me to feel Understand the gift of you By illuminating my understanding Of who you are The we-ness of us You broke down The walls I had erected To protect myself There was no need to fortify Or keep you at my fringes For your love Is my completeness Yesterday's sorrows Invaded my heart Caused me to restrict my voice Holding back I made the wrong choice Denied what was important to me Kept my heart at bay Yet you opened me in a different way As I listened to what you had to say Your mind explored Deep within me beyond my words It was my soul cry you heard Bringing on a wave of tears You listened With more than just ears Unpacking a treasure Dissolving shadowed fears Revelatory images From my broken mirror I was comforted By you being near In the end An apology Was your greatest gift for me It showed me a different way to be I rose up from the muck To a place where I could see Where I touched and was thankful For the you in we Who helped me finally be Emptied of those things I held back The long lost restricted parts of me