Warrior and Me
a poem
strength inside me by her name, find me now
how far have you still to fly? how may we simply be?
see my rise — these heights I climb
not to dive alone again, but thrive for last and all
my space above reclaimed in sight of subtle virtue
somehow complete by all your heart entombed within me
inspired, in whole, by your courage — that path you carve
newfound fortitude grafted beneath, inside, above
to be seen truly that once by your perfect eyes
to be held tightly those times by your perfect hands
our Goddess’ greatest blessing, a head so burrowed into chest
path shown clear by that brightest love I feel for you
shining home through deepest wood, into myself forevermore
led with haste to my most cherished place of being
through darkest night — for cruelest irony — you've shown the way
even a ghost, a lie, through all I've stowed in rawest hurt
your light keeps me from despair
proved over again, this truth, despite best sense
even by means of my own deceit, such essence you’ve bestowed
still bared to bone by your disgust, what constant savior I find you
discovering now your gorgeous strength my own — forgotten
shared piece of soul, lost before to me, found at last in you
now whole to thrive — your spirit walks beside me
one day, perhaps, someone may fill those biggest shoes
until... I soar
our strength now mine — my heart still yours