Me, Before You

A Past Remembered

Me, before you

Vulnerable and afraid

Hoping against all odds

You did not want my soul in trade.

Me, before you

Stripped down without pride

Knowing your baser instincts you now take in stride.

Take a long look,

For as today

I am free, free of your abuse and continued cruelty.

Take a good look,

For you will no longer see

Me, before you

Trembling in your hypocrisy.

Today, I am free!

Finding my wings to fly far, far away

To become the real…the authentic me.

Soon, very soon

It will be,

Me, before you,

Full of grace and majesty.

--DIANNE SALLEE