I arrived naked
Here
And then you put clothes,
Costumes
On my baby body
First you wanted a beautiful perfect baby boy
So out comes the blue
The rattle
The toys
And the cute face
Then you wanted a partner
Someone to feel your sorrow, your pain,
To make you feel safe
To make you feel important
And so I hugged you
Learned to say I love you
To console you as you held me to your chest
And ...
Then, you wanted a Rock
Someone who would always be there to comfort you
To mend your sorrows
To need you
To impress you with their perfection
And then I broke
And you still held the perfect
You still held all the old costumes
In my bedroom closet of your mind
And I
Left
You standing
Alone
To find
Your own way
To
Peace
As I find
Mine