Seen

I have painted you in the brightest yellows Green and golden light that shines A million prisms reflect the light of you in my life A beam this way A ray that And a million more Reflected to my soul All my thoughts of you in a forgiving dance Yes I have painted you in my mind But a million more times you have painted yourself Short angry stokes of black and red The deepest of browns and the solemn of purple All against the backdrop Of bruises and wounds That will not heal Shown yourself to me time and time again And time and time again I have turned my face Unwilling to see Who cannot accept the darkness? Who cannot accept the truth? Lovers of light always see the light And when the shadows come as they always do It is a shock Yes I have painted you a million time But never in truth So today in the light of truth I will relinquish control of the brush And allow you to paint your truth Truth of me Truth of light Truth of dark Truth of love I will turn my face to your canvas And allow you to speak I wonder What you will say