Accepted bare

04:00 or there abouts,

Glows on the clock on my car,

As I unbutton my jeans

To show you a scar

Or two.

Who would have guessed

This would have been

The start of love a new.

But it is that moment

That is the groundwork

Of my new found happiness.

As you saw the scars from my past,

Realised how broken I am inside,

Stared at me bare,

And suddenly

smiled without a care.

A smile of acceptance,

A smile of knowing,

And smile of love that I now realise was growing

Even then.

I showed you myself

As I’ve never showed anyone before or since,

And you didn’t even wince

When you saw all that was ugly in me,

Saw my broken heart and clouded mind

And in the dark managed to find

Something beautiful and true,

Found the beginnings of me and you.

A month or so on

And I’m as happy as can be,

As you and I are now

You and me,

And you lift me up

And keep me strong

And even when

I can’t go on,

You grab my hand

And tell me it’s fine,

And that I’m not broken

And you don’t mind.

Because you love me,

For all that I am,

For all the scars of whom I was

And for the man you know I can be.