I Am

I am not cleansed
The not nightmares have left me
I am not unscathed
But I have found my purity

A blazing fire
Fuelled by an insurmountable love
Has burnt away the lesser flames
A searing flash of salvation from above

The scars fade
Rippling across my skin like lace
Defining my being
They create a creature not of this race

The soft earth
A healer of worlds is beside me
The fire within
Blazes on my left, a man of dignity

I face my demons
Afraid of these creatures, for I know
Where they were born
For how can one not know their own soul?

We shall perish here
Or embrace and claim our victory
For though the cost may be high
We do not falter, we have walked this road valiantly