Exposure

I want beauty I want dignity

I want to be a tree of truth

stripped back and bare

in the soaking wind

 

I want to stand in the cold and feel no pain

I want to stand in the wind and feel no shame

I want to know I have the strength

and never feel afraid

 

I want to feel pure I want to feel clean

I want to exist without company

but never feel alone

I want to expose the truth painted on my bones