my lady of the ocean
and the waves, you
soothe this wild thing
snapping at my ribs
clawing at the walls
that i so carefully built,
the sound of your voice
sends all those stones
cascading down around me
and you tell me i am good,
you tell me i am kind,
that you are proud of me,
and that wild thing throws
back its head and keens
‘i see you,’ you say,
and when you call me by
a name that was never really mine,
i do not flinch
for the first time
this wild thing and i,
we will bring you all of my
sharp and jagged edges,
the parts that i fear are unfixable,
and you love me until
i am whole again
oh, my lady of the ocean
and the waves,
i see you, too
i see you, too