Suddenly

Suddenly
You were.

And I was
Free.

Unbound from the weight of old shackles of pain-
those old chafe-marks of violent anguish and strain

Where the presence of beauty once brought me chill grief
There is now only lightness and silent relief.
Your first touch had cast out all the old demons of grief.

Passion
can wait.

For this quiet, still and painless joy
that salves the fear marks branded deep
and raw into my soul

That seared my nerves so much so that I
at last forgot how to feel.

Perhaps you will teach me that too, as I heal.